Handpicked Collection Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2013 (Mornington Peninsula, Vic)
Help keep Australian Wine and Drinks Review free
Rather than bombard you with ads or erect a paywall, I simply ask for a donation to keep this site running.
Donate here and help produce more brutally honest drinks reviews
Well packaged and smells great. A big, brooding, plummy Pinot with everything on the larger side – extract, oak, everything (like much of the Handpicked Collection). It’s a bit grippy and the oak sticks out but for depth a flavour this is pretty handy. Warming finish and the background suggestion of bacon is a nod to a warm year, but it just adds to the impact. Pretty solid, if hardly delicate.
Details: 13.8%, Screwcap, $55
Source: Sample, tasted Dec 14
Drink: 2015-2019
Score: 17.7/20, 92/100
Would I buy it? Not quite. Probably drink a glass, but just a bit pricey for a whole bottle.
Buy online: Handpicked website
3 Comments
Hello Andrew,
Just a short note to say thankyou for your ongoing reviews and wish you a Merry Christmas.
Your tireless work is appreciated by mere novices such as myself.
Your honesty keeps me coming back week after week.
You have taught me much and i am sure that trend will continue.
Will drink a toast to wine education while in the Barossa this xmas.
Kind regards
Colin r
Cheers Colin – I hope the Barossa is wonderful. Report back on what looks good
Yes also a big thank you from me too. I love reading your reviews each week.
David