2020 Marchand & Burch Villages Pinot Noir, Mt Barker Great Southern

The powerful seductive perfume of Pinot – rose and violet, sweet damp earth, cinnamon, strawberry and the characteristic yet elusive note of ripe whole bunches – enrich the heady bouquet of this wine to the point where tasting seems almost secondary. When encountered, the palate delivers sweet red fruits, rhubarb, green tea and fresh shaved truffle, with a moreish sappiness and silky texture that prolongs the sweet / savoury contrast and preserves the intensity of flavour and aroma to leave a lasting impression of rich and persistent complexity.