Bannockburn Olive Tree Hill Pinot Noir 2024 Vintage Pure fruited

Pure fruited

north-facing vineyards)

92PTS James Suckling

There’s a lot of class from this excellent 1er Cru and we can clearly see why Antoine is so excited

From the Wombat Creek vineyard

Bannockburn Olive Tree Hill Pinot Noir 2024 Vintage Pure fruitedIts grown on vines planted in 1976, which means that its grown on Bannockburns oldest vines. 1976 is effectively ancient in Australian pinot noir terms. Theres polish to this wine, and a meatiness, and savoury inputs aplenty, and a long confident push through the finish. Its Bannockburn pinot noir to a tee. Red cherry, tonic water, rhubarb, undergrowth and woodsmoke characters run into rust, steel, earth and cedar. Theres a umami aspect to this wine;