Stefano Lubiana
Mix of three terroirs: grey gravelly loam over clay; mix of black clay and grey gravelly silt with clay beneath; and classic terra rossa of red clay loam over marl limestone. Elevation between 20m and 60m. Low yields of 2.5 tonne per hectare. We have three unique blocks of Pinot Noir (II Giardino, La Roccia and Ruscello). These blocks are specifically chosen for this wine as they produce fruit of the highest quality. This wine is medium weighted, with soft, savoury tannins and well-balanced acidity. The wine is only produced in exceptional years, with the 2017 being only the seventh year of Sasso. - Steve & Monique Lubiana
October, 2020
James Suckling
96 points.
The depth and richness here is impressive and there’s an interplay of power with elegance and focus that really speaks to top-class pinot. Ripe dark-cherry and spice nose with blueberries and violets, as well as attractive game meat. Pure and detailed. The palate has focused tannins and very intense blueberry and darker plums, as well as blueberries and a clear-cut tannin structure that carries freshness into the long, precise finish. Quality and class. Drink or hold.
Halliday Wine Companion 2021
95 points
From a fab year in Tasmania comes a pinot noir - the company's icon pinot, to be precise - that beautifully exemplifies the meaning of a 'brooding' young red. It's a challenge to describe, you drink it in large gulps of verbiage. Dark, dense, back-to-back black fruits, stewed rhubarb, truffle and leather, violets. It's both savoury and fruit-focused, red licorice mixes it up with smoky clove and cigar box. Tannins run and run. And still so young.
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