Hamilton Russell, Pinot Noir Vintage:2010 with fine-milled tannins

with fine-milled tannins

More interesting are the attractively detailed and notably more mineral-driven flavors that aren’t as rich though they are finer and particularly so on the youthfully austere and lingering finish

simultaneously juicy and velvety on the finish

31 ha holding of 60+ year old vines)

but also pure and juicy

Hamilton Russell, Pinot Noir Vintage:2010 with fine-milled tanninsThe 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,