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I had to keep sampling this one, it was that good.Whereas most of the wineries in the state have struggled to consistently produce good Pinot Noir (mainly due to warmth, the wrong terrain and ignorance), the Pannells have hit their straps in attaining a wine of great character and quality. This wine is a sly wink to Burgundy, the home of the world’s greatest Pinots.“Every time I go back to Burgundy I pick up a new technique to try on our wines here,” said Bill. “The Pinot Noir especially has benefited from our visits to France.”That is one serious understatement. With the Picardy vines aging gracefully, the Pannells are well on their way to creating benchmark Australian Pinot. The wine already has the critics’ nod of approval and is now generally accepted as WA’s best, year in year out.This consistency has been primarily due to Bill’s determination to prove that great Pinot can be grown and made in WA. You just need the right conditions, location and secrets. All are personified in this Pinot.The wine is bursting with fleshy varietal fruit flavour, interlaced with earthy and woody nuances. There’s also a touch of leather and the plethora of wonderful aromas that make Pinot just as pleasurable to sip with the nose as the lips! It really is like its top end French counterparts.“Good Pinot is a wine to sit down with, linger over and really appreciate,” said Dan. “It offers the very essence of great wine characters and is multi-faceted. These are the styles we are aiming to produce.”
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