Young Gun Of Wine, Deep Dive: Australia’s Best Pinot Meunier
Young Gun of Wine (@younggunoftheyear), gathered every Australian pinot meunier (made as a still red wine) that they could find and set their expert panel the task of finding the wines that compelled the most. All wines were tasted blind, and each panellist named their top six wines. Below are the wines that made the panellists’ top six from the tasting.
Panel: Chris Ryan, Senior Wine Buyer, Trader House Group; Matthew Jensen, Group Sommelier, Farmer’s Daughters; Gilles Lapalus, owner and winemaker Maison Lapalus, Bertrand Bespoke and Maidenii; Justin Purser, winemaker; Ellie Ash, sommelier; Michael Aylward, Ocean Eight winemaker; Gabriella Rush, retail professional; and Sophie Darling, Darling Estate winemaker.2023 Polperro Pinot Meunier
“Both Lapalus and Purser included this among their top selections from the tasting. “Some floral notes on the nose” Lapalus described. “In the mouth, the wine is pinot-like and the texture supported by elegant tannins giving a good length. A timid wine at first but it has good potential. Certainly at ease as a lunch wine.” Purser wrote: “Vibrant pearlescent red. Lifted and layered fragrances of red cherry, red plum and blood orange are backed up with some attractive oak. The intense red fruit flavours plunge into soft but persistent tannins.” Head to Young Gun Of Wine to read the entire article and discover more of Australia’s Best Pinot Meunier.
