First of all, please don't ask what PSB stands for, not even the wife knows!
A little detail about the vineyard, it's a close planted block of Pinot Noir on rootstock planted next door to the 1ER Pinot Noir vineyard. Being close planted, the yield per vine is approximately 65% less than the existing vines. This concentrates the fruit on the vine, as it has to ripen less bunches than normal. This is good and bad. In hot years, we find that the fruit ripens too quickly. In this, I mean that the sugars (potential alcohol) surge quickly before the tannins and flavour profile has a chance to ripen properly.
“It’s a darker, more earthy and spicy wine than the 1er, more structure with a distinctly earthy ‘mineral’ character, some pomegranate and a gently sappy side, almost steely and bloody, blood plum and cherry. There’s a dried rose perfume in the mix too. Tannin is graphite and ferrous, and the finish is long, bright and spicy, with some orange peel bitterness. It’s concentrated and powerful, yet still stays frisky and fresh. It’s distinctive and very good. Serious stuff.” 95 points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
“Very deep and brightly youthful red-purple colour; the bouquet is likewise very youthful and primary, with concentrated dark-berry fruit aromas, ripe dark cherry to brandied cherry aromas, and a slightly odd herbal note. In the mouth, it has good depth of flavour and concentration, backed by abundant tannins but is a little one-dimensional at this moment. A little bottle age will rectify this. A bold pinot that has the makings of a very good wine.” 92 points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review
“Opens freely, setting the agenda for the bouquet and palate alike; they soar with fresh picked cherries and berries all in the red spectrum, pointing to a lowish pH and slinky length to stay over the years to come, however delicious it is now. Silken tannins are the cream on the cake.” 97 points, James Halliday, The Wine Companion
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Unfortunately, due to the ever increasing costs of postage we are unable to offer free shipping any longer. Postal increases have seen the average box of wine range from $30-$60, which can represent up to 500% of the cost of the average bottle of wine.
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- Where in Australia you are shipping to (Where rural postcodes obviously attract a higher charge)
- What in Australia you are shipping (Beer and water for example, are calculated in real time without any additional subsidy. This is because the margins for these products are minimal). Dry goods attract a discounted flat fee of $12 per carton (Calculated by gross weight).
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