Tawse Cherry Avenue Pinot Noir 2009, Twenty Mile Bench VQA
Critic Reviews (2)
Still a long way from maturity, the Cherry Ave. pinot shows considerable substance and flesh, backed by pronounced...
This has a very pretty aroma of quite delicate ripe cherry nestled comfortably with classic smoke, woodsy notes,...
Community Reviews (2)
JS covers the nuances. Still young, but delicious already.
Tawse is doing so many things so very well it's almost hard to fathom.
Biodiversity/organic/terroir-driven/gravitational systems etc...maker Paul Pender is certainly doing heavy lifting....but never mind all that.
His wines are amazing!
This is a 'buy a case and try 2 bottles every year from 2014-2019' wine.
A lovely pinot, now in its prime, very Burgundian in nature. I tried the "entry level" 2009 Grower's Blend a couple of years ago, and it was quite disappointing - it seemed quite thin and acidic, so the pedigree of this premium bottling really shines through. It's well out of my normal price range, but I'm glad I splurged for a couple of bottles when I visited the winery back in 2011.