Small Wonder Auburn Pinot Noir 2023

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson's independent review of Small Wonder Auburn Pinot Noir 2023.

Small Wonder Auburn Pinot Noir 2023
$52, 13.5% alcohol, screwcap, Tasmania.

I loved the Small Wonder Auburn Chardonnay 2023 a great deal and I’m a fan of this 2023 Pinot Noir as well. It’s both complex and delicious, a great duo, and it boasts both sinewy tannin structure and good persistence too. From all angles it’s a quality wine. It tastes of sweet-sour cherries, undergrowth, mint and roasted nuts, and has a gentle balsamic character layered over the finish. A lovely drink, is what it is. 92 points.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of the highly respected The Winefront site.

Mattinson has been a respected wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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