{"product_id":"2023-rippon-tinkers-field-pinot-noir","title":"2023 Rippon Tinker's Field Pinot Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003eTinker’s Field is the heart of Rippon – a north-facing slope of coarse schist gravel, planted to Pinot in the 1980s and still carrying the oldest vines on the property. It’s named for the late Rolfe “Tink” Mills, whose stubborn belief that this patch of land could grow world-class wine still shapes everything the family does here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine was fermented with its own yeasts, left untouched through its long élevage, and bottled without fining or filtration. Nothing fancy, just patience and faith in the site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompared with the estate Pinot, this feels tighter and more linear – red fruit, tea leaf, mineral tannin, and a calm sense of precision that seems to hold the whole thing together. It’s detailed, unforced, and deeply centred on place – a true reflection of Rippon’s oldest vines and the quiet persistence behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Aromatic, showing lots of mineral and earth character with undertones of flint and schist... Very old ungrafted vines. Rare. Extremely attractive now but will age beautifully.\"\u003cbr\u003e- James Suckling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e96 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The home to the oldest vines of the spectacular Rippon estate... love the fruit weight here, and there’s a sense of compression in the wine’s shape, with toothsome, schisty tannins plunging through, giving a drying finish and a sense of latent power.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e95 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A distinctive, muscular and wild expression with a lower register and a firmness in its core, this will continue to evolve more exotic complexity for many years.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Stephen Wong (The Real Review)\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Rippon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67956068646955,"sku":"2023 Rippon Tinker's Field Pinot Noir","price":249.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2020RipponTinkersFieldPinotNoir_3e517bbe-d6cb-445f-b7fa-b9abad5650dc.png?v=1761102866","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2023-rippon-tinkers-field-pinot-noir","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}