Cheap & Cheerful : El Nino Pinot Noir 2012

This great value Yarra Valley Pinot is showing us red cherries, stewed rhubarb, hints of beetroot and faint earl grey on the nose.

In the mouth its predictably light with characters of rhubarb and cherry again with some light spicy tonalities too. This isn't too simple at all and retains some good interest enough for wine nerds and quaffers alike. So rare to find a good Pinot under the $20 mark ,so you'd be pretty stoked with this one. 

RRP $15 website:  massoniwines.com

Wine of the Week: Savaterre Pinot Noir 2012

Savaterre Pinot Noir 2012

Awesome wine !! Bags full of character from this Organic Beechworth Pinot.

Nose of red cherry, mushroom, forest floor and dried leave characters from the whole bunch ferment (grapes fermented with stalks and all).

Velvet smooth texture on the palate with under-ripe red cherry, brown spice, leafy-ness and real earthy tones with subtle mushroom again. Super fine tannin keeps it in balance with an excellent length to boot. This has real depth and complexity!

Could do with a few years to be even better I reckon. Lovely stuff to cellar or to have now if your like me and couldn't wait. Recommend decanting.

Savaterre wines ain't exactly cheap but this is no pay for the hype type wine. Its the real deal and worth it. 

(RRP Approx $70 ) http://www.savaterre.com/

Also worth trying from the range are the Shiraz and their knock-out Chardonnay.

NB. Savaterre vineyards are farmed using Organic principles and thus proclaim to be Organic, but are not yet certified.

TASTING: Domaine Francois Feuillet, Pinot Noir '09, Nuits St. Georges, Burgundy

Domaine Francois Feuillet, Nuits St. Georges, Cuvée Marcel Gerbeaut 2009

Region: Burgundy, France
Variety: Pinot Noir

Fantastic wine, very impressive stuff. A complex and lifted nose of mushroom, earth, red cherry and leafiness.

A refined palate with cherry and earthy characters and very subtle white pepper, displaying complexity again in the mouth. A light to medium tannin structure balance this wine perfectly. Great length too. Exceptional.

Imported by Negociants Australia.