Grosset Pinot Noir 2008
Only 600 cases produced. We got 3 of them! It doesn't happen very often but occasionally you taste a wine and think 'That was incredible. What a delightful wine!' Then you think 'Maybe, I'm mistaken.' This was how wine writer, Peter Forrestal reacted to tasting the 2008 Grosset Pinot Noir. It got worse. Then he thought 'That's not like the other vintages of the Grosset Pinot. It's so seductive, so immediately appealing, has such a satiny texture that it just slips down the throat. There's such a riot of primal flavours, mulberries, brambles, blackcurrants, such perfect varietal character. Maybe it lacks complexity, that's it, it's simple. Maybe, but it's simply gorgeous. There's no apparent structure, such ripe, fine, slinky tannins, how can it age. On the other hand, I can't imagine leaving this in the cellar for very long before I've demolished the lot.