Robert Oatley Signature Series Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2012 (Yarra Valley, Vic)
13.5% $24
One variety that Larry Cherubino and the Robert Oatley team can’t seam to nail…
Heavy toast oak is the culprit here – it covers up the aromatics like a cloak, obscuring the fruit underneath. There is some ripe, forward, genuine juicy fruit on the palate, yet it is also dominated by oak sweetness and the roughness of oak tannin bitterness.
Didn’t like this much.
Source: Sample
Tasted: February 2013
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Drink: 2014-2018
Score: 15.8/20, 86/100
Would I buy it? No.
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