Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir can, at times, being guilty of being ‘big boned’, just a bit too clunky for its own good. This example, from BK Wines takes a different tack. It’s a funky, unfiltered style that seems happy to stand out from the crowd.
Being unfiltered, it’s slightly cloudy in appearance. Aromatically and on the palate, it’s all about sour red fruits. Stylistically, it works, though it mightn’t appeal to all Pinotphiles. It’s hard to know how this one will develop in bottle. One suspects it is probably best enjoyed in the flourish of youth.
2015 BK WINES ‘SKIN ‘N’ BONES’ PINOT NOIR
Producer: BK Wines
Variety: Pinot Noir
Region: Adelaide Hills, South Australia
ABV: 13.0%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $35.00
Date tasted: 14 August 2015
Tasting Note:
Cloudy cherry red in appearance – obviously unfiltered. Bright nose of rhubarb, pomegranate, sour cherry and rose petal/lilac florals. The nose flows through to the palate which has a pleasant sourness. Quite light, bright and fresh by Lenswood Pinot Noir standards. Probably best enjoyed while young. Hard to know how this will develop in bottle.
Score: 16/20
Being unfiltered, it’s slightly cloudy in appearance. Aromatically and on the palate, it’s all about sour red fruits. Stylistically, it works, though it mightn’t appeal to all Pinotphiles. It’s hard to know how this one will develop in bottle. One suspects it is probably best enjoyed in the flourish of youth.
2015 BK WINES ‘SKIN ‘N’ BONES’ PINOT NOIR
Producer: BK Wines
Variety: Pinot Noir
Region: Adelaide Hills, South Australia
ABV: 13.0%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $35.00
Date tasted: 14 August 2015
Tasting Note:
Cloudy cherry red in appearance – obviously unfiltered. Bright nose of rhubarb, pomegranate, sour cherry and rose petal/lilac florals. The nose flows through to the palate which has a pleasant sourness. Quite light, bright and fresh by Lenswood Pinot Noir standards. Probably best enjoyed while young. Hard to know how this will develop in bottle.
Score: 16/20
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