Cuttaway Hill Estate – cool climate Pinots from the Southern Highlands
Its been a while since I tried Cuttaway Hill Estate – one of the larger wine growers in the Southern Highlands. This is a winery which grows its grapes across the Highlands, has them processed and bottled in the Hunter Valley and unfortunately sells only through bottle shops – hence has no own cellar door.
Cuttaway Hill Pinot Noir
This is such a shame, as the Cuttaway Hill wines receive awards across the country – latest example is the five star ranking of its 2006 Chardonnay in Winestate Magazine (March/April edition).
Trying their 2007 Pinot Noir last night showed, how far the top Pinot producers in this region have come: soft berry and plum aromas, rich fruit characters and a nice finish – quite long for a Pinot Noir. I am so much more into these Australian Pinots this year than the – in my opinion – overrated and overpriced Pinots from New Zealand. Sorry my kiwi friends, I think that Australian Pinots have really caught up and in some cases overtaken you in this variety.
By the way: the new labels work wonder for Cuttaway Hill – I am sure that many wine buyers appreciate a real good label when purchasing new wines.
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Ich probierte den 2007 Cuttaway Hill Estate – einer der top-Pinot Produzenten der Southern Highlands. Ein sehr schoener Wein, der zeigt, wie weit diese junge Weinregion inzwischen mit Pinots gekommen ist.
Michael Brecht
Related posts:
- Ein Pinot Gris aus den Southern Highlands: der Weisse aus dem cool climate!
- Cool Climate vor den Toren von Canberra: Lerida Estate
- And the winner is: Lerida Estate 2008 Pinot Gris from the Canberra Region
- Wine tasting and business networking in the Southern Highlands
- Drei Pinots unter 10 Euro im Vergleich
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