Description
Deep ruby in colour with aromas of cherry and plum, creamy flavours of dark cherry with a savoury spicy complexity and a smooth velvety richness. Enjoy – Salute!
The 2019 Bendigo growing season started off with a cool spring, with above average rainfall, followed by a warm summer which produced low yields of concentrated fruit.
The fruit was hand harvested mid-March, 100% de-stemmed followed by a long cold maceration, fermented slowly and gently pressed. It has been aged in French oak barriques, of which 25% were new for 10 months.
Drink/Cellar: Now until 2027.
Serve with beef, stuffed eggplant, rich tomato/mushroom based recipes, pork and lamb dishes.
Mondillo Pinot Noir 2019 – Bob Campbell 95/100
Consistently top Bendigo pinot noir with intense, ripe plum, dark cherry, cassis flavours plus a seasoning of spice. A vibrant, high-energy wine that can be enjoyed now but will develop well with a little bottle age.
Mondillo Pinot Noir 2019 – Michael Cooper 5 STARS
Likely to be long-lived, the concentrated, very youthful 2019 vintage was estate-grown and hand-harvested at Bendigo, and matured in French oak barrels (30 per cent new). Deep, bright ruby, it is a powerful wine, with bold cherry and plum flavours, finely integrated oak adding complexity, and ripe, supple tannins. Best drinking 2023+