Pooley Pinot Noir 2023
Pooley Wines was established in 1985 by Denis and Margaret Pooley, when they planted a few rows of pinot noir and riesling on their 16ha property Cooinda Vale, which sits near Campania, on the picturesque banks of the Coal River, about 35km north of Hobart. It’s hard to imagine now, but back then planting vines was a questionable move, such was the infancy of the Tasmanian wine industry. But it actually showed great foresight, with the ensuing decades seeing what started as a retirement project, flourish and prosper, eventually becoming a highly regarded estate, producing premium cool-climate wines.
In 2003 Denis and Margaret's son John and his wife Libby purchased Belmont, an historic Georgian heritage-listed home on the outskirts of the charming, picture-perfect town of Richmond. Belmont was built in the mid 1830s by a Hobart wine and spirit merchant, Benjamin Guy, so its return to a wine family was serendipitous. The slope on which Belmont sits, is also heritage listed, as it was the site from which all the sandstone that built Richmond village and its famous bridge, was quarried. Here John and Libby set about planting what became known as Butcher’s Hill vineyard.
John and Libby’s son Matthew Pooley has worked as viticulturalist with the family since the 1990s. Their daughter Anna Pooley is a qualified winemaker, with experience at some of the big names of Australian wine, as well as time in Tuscany and Austria, where she worked at Salomon Undof (a favourite of mine) where she learnt about making great riesling. In 2013 Anna returned to the family business, and with winemaker husband Justin Bubb, has since been making all the wines at Pooley.
Pooley was awarded Winery of the year 2023 at James Halliday’s Wine Companion Awards.
The fruit for this wine was sourced from a combinatin of Butcher’s Hill, Cooinda Vale and select vineyards from the Coal River Valley. It was matured for 11 months in French oak, of which 10% was new.
"Bright notes of fresh raspberry, cherries and black pepper on the nose with an underlying layer of mineral and cacao. On the palate, it’s persistent with generous red fruits, cedar, subtle game, and a dusting of aniseed. It’s delicately balanced with fine tannin and brilliant acidity."
Winemaker Anna Pooley's notes.
"Quite dark, vibrant and deep in the glass. Lifted and heady aromas of blueberry, dried herbs, sap, spice, dark cherry, clovey oak and white pepper. The palate is full-flavoured and fleshy, with lashings of blue and red fruits, along with spice, bramble and a woodsy lift. A bigger framed pinot noir that is built for the long haul, but also drinks very nicely now."
95 points, Aaron Brasher, The Real Review.
| SKU | 1POOLPN23 |
| Brand | Pooley |
| Shipping Weight | 1.5000kg |
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