2015 Ten Minutes by Tractor Coolart Road Pinot Noir Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
G 95
Medium crimson. Developed strawberry pastille, hint tobacco, hint crème brûlée/ marzipan notes. Silky smooth wine with attractive strawberry, red cherry fruits, some tobacco, hint earthy notes, fine loose-knit textures and integrated mineral acidity. Finishes chalky and long. Probably near peak of development but drinking very well. Drink now–2026 13.8% alc 2021 Ten Minutes by Tractor Judd Pinot Noir Mornington Peninsula, Victoria G 93 Light medium crimson. Pretty strawberry, cola herb garden aromas with a hint of white pepper. Supple palate with strawberry red cherry fruits, some cola notes, fine chalky textures and some herb garden/savoury notes. Mid-palate viscosity and crispy acidity give some richness and line. Early drinking style. Drink now–2026 12.5% alc 2019 Ten Minutes by Tractor Judd Pinot Noir Mornington Peninsula, Victoria G 96 Medium crimson. Lovely strawberry, red cherry, redcurrant aromas with vanilla, roasted almond notes. A hint of dark chocolate. Well concentrated and minerally with ample strawberry, marzipan notes, fine slinky textures, very good mid-palate viscosity and fresh persistent and well-integrated acidity. Finishes slinky and long. Super wine with lovely fruit complexity and development. Drink now–2028 13% alc 2018 Ten Minutes by Tractor Judd Pinot Noir Mornington Peninsula, Victoria G 94 Light medium crimson. Developed red cherry, cranberry, cola, herb garden aromas with hint of vanilla. Slinky-textured wine with attractive developed red cherry, cola, hint tobacco flavours, fine lacy dry tannins and underlying vanilla notes. Finishes chalky/al dente and minerally. Elegantly structured but surprisingly supple and complex. Drink now–soon. 13.5% alc 2016 Ten Minutes by Tractor Judd Pinot Noir Mornington Peninsula, Victoria G 96 Medium crimson. Strawberry, stone fruit aromas with some roasted almond/ marzipan notes. Well developed strawberry red cherry pastille fruits, fine slinky textures, some apricot, nectarine notes and underlying savoury oak. Lovely feathery tannin plume at the finish with plentiful mineral notes. Looking bloody good. Drink now–2026 13.5% alc 2015 Ten Minutes by Tractor Judd Pinot Noir Mornington Peninsula, Victoria G 94 Light medium crimson. Fragrant red cherry, sappy, cola aromas with herb garden notes. Fully developed red cherry, strawberry, fennel, hint tobacco/orange peel flavours, fine lacy tannins and underlying roasted walnut notes. Finishes chewy and minerally. Very fresh yet complex with attractive roundness and density despite the colour. Drink now–soon. 13.6% alc
170 The Wine Journal – 2023
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