2021 Bass Phillip Premium Pinot Noir Magnum 1500ml

"New Release 2021: A Masterpiece Unveiled"
- Bass Phillip

98 Points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review 
Ranked #1 of 15 - 2021 Pinot Noirs from Gippsland
Full ruby with purple tints and the bouquet is earthy/broken rock, ferrous/iron-like qualities with a touch of oak adding a smoky, fivespice aroma note and aftertaste. The wine is deep and mouth-filling, showing good concentration and drive, muscle and grip, and an enduring aftertaste. A big, dramatic finish: a peacock's tail. Beautiful aromatics: a serious pinot noir indeed. 

96 Points, Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion
My, my, what a wine with its depth and structure as much as its beauty and ethereal qualities. While there are the usual dark cherries and heady aromas of baking spices, there’s very much a savoury edge to this. Fuller bodied with an abundance of richness and stately raw-silk tannins. This is complex, superbly balanced and built to last a long time. But gee, it's compelling now.

Bass Phillip Vintage Notes - 2021:
Overall, a very favourable vintage with the potential to make some high-quality wine. Weather conditions were largely benign, quite mild to cool during spring/ early summer but then warmed up a bit through summer and autumn- the growing degree day index was a moderate 1359°C. Total rainfall of 488 mm over the growing period, with around 30 mm per month from January to April, keeping vines in good health. We started handpicking Pinot Noir from the Leongatha vineyard on the 5th March, finishing on the 31st March. Ripeness ranged from 13.2 -14.0 Baume, with good acid/ pH balance. However, yields were a rather high 6.9 tonne / hectare which allowed for long slow ripening.