2023 Holyman Pinot Noir

As always the Holyman Pinot comes from a block of old vines called Jack. Its 75% hand selected whole bunch due to the season, and we use 30% new French oak Barriques.

The fruit is hand picked and our well trained pickers do all our fruit sorting in the vineyard.  After 7 days of cold soak the wine is naturally fermented and no additions are made except for Sulphur as a preservative.  Light in colour, but full of flavour. Typical forest floor and hints cranberry and red cherry.  The palate has all the hallmark red-fruits, hints of mushroom and a complexing smoky oak edge.  The beautiful, chalky tannin from the whole bunch component perfectly complement the fresh fruits.  It was bottled without being fined or filtered. – Joe & Lou Holyman

This is a very good release, and Holyman Pinot is quite different from your average bear. I like that. And it’s only 11.5% alcohol, so if I drink the whole bottle, I’ll feel fresh tomorrow, right? Just joking. We encourage moderate and sensible drinking of Tasmanian Pinot Noir at TWF.

Cherry, blueberry, violet and dried roses, black tea, a damp earthy almost truffle-like edge, some pencilly and spicy oak. It’s medium-bodied, but only just, cherry, raspberry and earthy spice set in a cool ‘mineral’ framework, tannin has a gently grainy sooty edge, and the finish is very long. This is a beautiful wine, and so distinctive. I love it. Echoes of Burgundy from a bygone era, perhaps, though don’t mind me. Yes. 95+ points. Gary Walsh, The Winefront Sep 2024