Pooley Wines - Cooinda Vale Vineyard Pinot Noir - 2023

he Tasmanian winemakers are very good at popping cans of beer as ballast into boxes of samples. Joe Holyman sometimes with the Boags Red, Peter Dredge with the odd tin of Cascade, and in this box, Justin Bubb put in a couple of cans of Birra Moretti, bless him! It’s plus one point for all winemakers who do this. Only joking, if that were the case, then this would get 97 points, though I’m kind of tempted to go there. This is just superb. It has perfume, ripe strawberry and cherry, shows a little creamy spicy oak at this early stage, though it’s good oak and it sits well within the wine. It’s plush, yet stony and fine, concentration of fruit is outstanding, and the mouth-feel is wonderful. It’s super long. It has some gently earthy character, and that fine ‘mineral’ acidity closing it out is so nice. This is an absolute banger. 96 Points - Wine Front