Bay of Fires Pinot Noir 2016

From a big warm year in Tasvegas, and it’s a wine of some bulk – built for the future. Creamed vanilla oak nose over bright strawberry fruit, with oak the first punch. There is a tension here between fresh and sappy light fruit and a drying finish – it’s all playing catchup. When it all comes together, this should be a beauty, with some power for Tassie Pinot. A keeper, if more in the fuller north/east coast Tassie mode rather than a more delicate wine from further south.

Best drinking: Next year. 17.7/20, 92/100. 13.5%, $47. Would I buy it? Next year.

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About me – Andrew Graham

At 18 I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, doing a degree that I didn't really like, and a liquor shop seemed like fun. Needless to say I discovered wine, my uni degree morphed into something completely different and wine/beer took over my life.

Almost twenty years later and I currently spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer.

While wearing my writer cap I write features for the likes of National Liquor News, Gourmet Traveller WINE and the RAS plus I'm a Lifestyle FOOD channel wine expert. Read more about me here or get in touch to book your next wine event with me here.

Bay of Fires Pinot Noir 2016