Personalised Neudorf Tom’s Block Moutere Pinot Noir 2023 13.5% 750ml

TASTING NOTES

PALATE

Cocoa powder tannins are interwoven with notes of summer berries, warm spices and seductive leather. Tom’s natural ‘Moutereness’ offers a sophisticated restraint, keeping this lush and moreish wine beautifully balanced.

VINIFICATION

100% wild yeast, 100% open top fermentation – peak temp of 32 c.

MATURATION

10 months in oak then racked and blended.

VINTAGE NOTES

A dry start to the season followed by a wetter than normal November. A welcome change to early Summer and Autumn where we experienced drier and warmer months (December – April). Minor rain events ensured canopies stayed ‘refreshed’ before a trouble-free harvest period. A generous season producing wines of volume and precision.

FOOD MATCHING

Ultimate food wine. BBQ’d venison, wild mushroom risotto, a hunk of parmesan or a rare ut personal favourite – beef tallow brownies.

CELLARING POTENTIAL

Will cellar with grace and poise.

93 Points

Grown on the Moutere clay gravels. The wine blossoms with dark cherries, black plums and balsamic glaze. A smattering of dark spices, clove, cassia and five-spice. The wine bristles with firm tannins and threads of taut acidity. It is sumptuous in its plumpness and yet maintains a sturdy framework filled with woody spice. This is mixing business with pleasure, a savvy investment for the cellar but equally joyful drinking now. This sets up the Neudorf pinot scene with great expectations. Thrilling.

Shanteh Wale – Halliday Wine Companion, 12 November 2024