Tuesday Blind Tastings
Leura Park Estate Pinot Noir 2013
Bellarine, Australia
Price: $40
Rating: 93
Source: Cellar door
Description: A light colour with red on the rim. Cherries, spice, toasty oak, currants, violets and stalkiness on the nose. The palate was tight, tannic and acidic with intense fruit that had dried out a little. A powerful wine that could do with a few more years.
Tasting date: 13 June 2017
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