Ranked #5 of 78 2010 Pinot Noir from Yarra Valley
95/100
5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Medium to full red/purple; very good colour. Rich, ripe dark cherry aromas, spicy and with a tinge of cherry liqueur. Intense and concentrated in mouth with lots of dark fruit flavours, with better fleshiness and more abundant tannins than usual in Hoddle's pinots. Very good wine of concentration and authority. Good length, too.
Tasted: 17/02/2012
Drink: 2012 to 2020
94 Points James Halliday
Light, clear crimson; a superfine and very elegant wine, handled with restraint and respect in the winery; the palate is deceptively long, red fruits, spice and forest floor all intermingling. Drink over the next four+ years. Drink to 2015.
Source: James Halliday. March, 2022