Recognition

“long strands of elegant tannin” – Foggy Hill Pinot Noir 2013

Author: Stuart Robinson
Source: thevinsomniac.com
Review Date: Apr 2015

Foggy Hill is a site that I yearn to visit. I’ve only taken the Southward drive down the Fleurieu coast the once, but I simply love that coastal drive, the child-like rolling hills that simply form, one into the other. I’ll get there one day. Until then, I’m highly appreciative of the opportunity to see what the site can produce.

Harvested two weeks earlier than ‘normal’ – although I am unsure what normal is anymore – stated to be 0.3% degrees lower in alcohol and $2 cheaper than the 2012 edition.

Sap and stem are still familiar components on the nose. Less forward, less of the prune and liqueur, instead I see it as the sweetness of new growth, a little muscovado sweetness that makes way for a little dried herb as the wine opens up.

Spice, sweet oak; nicely weighted – touch of textural nuance here. Silken, rounded out feel on the palate – red berry fruit carrying long strands of elegant tannin. A different wine to the ’12 for sure, no monoculture here. 92+

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