2021 Patrick Sullivan Gippsland Pinot Noir
Gippsland, VIC
Wonderful Gippsland Pinot from the wild hair of Patrick Sullivan.
$60.00
Out of Stock
About the Wine
Another year brings another opportunity to try a new Patrick Sullivan vintage, and his Pinot Noirs are an absolute treat yet again. The Patrick Sullivan Gippsland Pinot Noir has his signature berry freshness and feeling of life on the nose and palate.
This wine comes from his usual vineyard, as well as some purchased fruit due to low yields. As expected, the acidity is utterly vibrant and the fruit is pure and fresh, with beautiful aromatics and the wine absolutely dancing in the mouth.
While all his wines can be cellared and will gain in complexity, this is one that is already looking really, really good right now.
About Patrick Sullivan
The wild-haired Patrick Sullivan is a farmer first, winemaker second.
His pride and joy is his vineyard in the Strezleki Ranges in the Gippsland G.I. of Victoria. On this plot of land, Pat farms with organic principals alongside Bill Downie, one of the most revolutionary winemakers of his generation.
Bill takes the Pinot Noir from the vineyard, Pat takes the Chardonnay and a few other bits and pieces. The wines are un-tinkered with, fermented in neutral vessels with little or no sulphur and are made to express their special site and the vagaries of vintage.
In Pat's words, "The wines are inspired by emotion, a moment in time and a sense of place."
Gippsland, VIC
From the Producer
His first vinous whiff probably came whilst climbing the Cambrian hills north of central victoria on a farm his family once owned. All grown up and married to the beautiful Megan, they live and make wine on their own farm in the Strezleki ranges, Gippsland, Australia. The wines are inspired by emotion, a moment in time and a sense of place.
Blend : Pinot Noir (100%)
ABV : 12.5%
Closure : Cork
Drink Until : 2028
Bottle Size : 750ml
Gippsland, VIC
Critic Reviews
"The 2021 vintage was very low yielding, so some negociant fruit was added into the folio for Pat Sullivan. This source was shared with Xavier Goodridge and Bill Downie. Two sites in this wine, also. Berry-cherry, floral scented pinot with vibrancy and freshness as calling cards. Lively to taste, light and fresh, dances on the palate and gets shape from a lithe frame of delicate, lacy tannin and crisp acidity. It’s ultra pure and refreshing. Finishes a little quickly, a little sooty, but generally this feels like a lovely and easy to like." Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
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