Hamilton Russell, Pinot Noir

Hamilton Russell, Pinot NoirThe sublime 2010 Pinot Noir is aged for 10 months in oak, of which 44% was new and the remainder used. It has a ripe bouquet of redcurrant, strawberry and Morello that shows no signs of under ripeness that Hamiltons Pinots occasionally exhibit due to leaf roll. The palate is medium bodied with ripe fleshy redcurrant and cranberry fruit that is underpinned by extremely fine tannins. This has wonderful build in the mouth and the finish is exuberant,

Fascinating

It's very low yielding

Otherwise there is fine freshness to the big-bodied and muscular flavors that are at once rich and quite serious

this a powerful

Perfumed mid palate and a little drying on the finish

both the 2008s and 2009s will harbor surprises

smoke and iodine

Tasted in November 2022

cinnamon stick and tobacco with a gentle undercurrent of dried berries

truffles and camphor plus a hint of sandalwood

the 2013 Chardonnay Three Sisters again shows hazelnut

intense and beautifully vibrant medium weight flavors exhibit plenty of minerality on the balanced and impressively persistent if notably austere finish