Pete Logan’s Orange Pinot releases just keep getting better. This 2022 is loaded with ripe red fruit, a little mint and just a flash of balcony, dry reddishness. Indeed this heads down the prettier path of Orange Pinot Noir, though hints at something riper with its stern finish. I like it – a substantial wine, even if it’s a bit drying to be seductive on the finish.

THE VERDICT

• Best drinking: now and at least five years
• Score (out of 20): 17.7
• Score (out of 100): 92
• Alcohol %: 13.5
• RRP (in $AUD): 45
• Winery website: https://www.loganwines.com.au/
• Would I buy it?: half a bottle