Ceritas, Hellenthal Vineyard Old Shop Block Pinot Noir other_regions_australia massively-endowed

massively-endowed

The bouquet is very precise and focused with vivacious

which showed very balsamic with notes of dried herbs

The elegant very pure medium-bodied flavors possess good verve as well as a seductive texture on the velvety finish where the sense of refinement is enhanced thanks to the fine-grained tannins

It completed 13 months in oval oak foudres and was in concrete waiting to be bottled when I tasted it in January 2024

Ceritas, Hellenthal Vineyard Old Shop Block Pinot Noir other_regions_australia massively-endowedThe 2021 Pinot Noir Hellenthal Old Shop Block is another searingly intense wine in this lineup of young Pinots. Accordingly, readers should be in no rush. Chalk, white pepper, incense, cedar, sweet pipe tobacco, blood orange and mint meld into a core of red toned fruit. Bright acids and vibrant tannins give the wine its shape and overall drive.