I got a chance to sample Tuck’s Ridge Buckle Vineyard 2007 Pinot Noir. James Halliday ranked this vintage of TR – a Mornington Peninsula vineyard – as Australia’s best in 2010. Acting promptly, I managed to secure a half-dozen. An intense bouquet and a very full-flavoured pinot with great intensity and a mouth-filling persistence of flavour. It has fine tannins and lots of the velvet glove. A big pinot with complexity and punch. I drank it accompanied with some Jindi Camembert which was a good mix. A dozen Sydney rock oysters would be a weird combination but that’s what I felt like eating after inwardly digesting the bouquet. My guess is that the wine will be even better in 5-6 years. Halliday saw its drinking potential as 2020 which might be modest. It was $80/bottle but is probably difficult (or impossible) to get now. A vineyard worth following and I will.
I haven’t tried their chardonnay but Halliday also ranked the 2007 as among the best in the land. TR are chasing and achieving high standards – they export to many centres.
Yes pretty special, hc.
My reference sample for Mornington Pinot is Main Ridge. Nat White was the first to plant wine grapes there in modern times and he does a superb job.