94 Points - Ray Jordan
Holm Oak in the pristine Tamar Valley region of Tasmania has been crafting sublime expressions of cool-climate wine for more than a decade. Now recognised as one of Tasmania's leading emerging wineries, their Estate Pinot Noir is always a standout.
This 2023 Holm Oak Estate Pinot Noir is another brilliant Tassie example opening with the characteristic strawberry and cherry aromatics on the nose. The palate has delicious red fruit intensity, subtle spice, vibrancy and fine silky tannins. Another top class Tasmanian Pinot Noir that offers fantastic value Pinot drinking at this price.
"94 Points. A mix of several pinot noir clones off a number of blocks on the Holm Oak estate, destemmed, wild ferment, matured for 10 months in French oak, 25% new. Raspberry, redcurrant and wild strawberry notes with hints of mushroom tea, leaf litter, fine spice, clover blossom, dried citrus and earth. Finely balanced and filigreed, it's a delicate style with a lacy acid cadence and diaphanous red fruits fading slowly on the exit. Drink: 2024 - 2034. 13% alc. $40. Screwcap"- Dave Brookes, winecompanion.com.au.
"94 Points. It was a pretty mild year in Tassie, contributing to a wine that is refined and so supremely elegant but with textured complexity setting it apart. The fruit was destemmed and wild fermented in open fermenters before racking to barrel for maturation in 25% new French oak and a mix of older oak for 10 months. There is a bright vibrant fruit character balanced with a dry chalky mouthfeel with primary notes of cherry and strawberry, dusted with a faint hint of Tamar earth. $40. Drink: 2024 - 2033"- Ray Jordan, winepilot.com.
