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WINE REVIEW
This has been the benchmark for English Pinot Noir for quite some time, often combining vibrant red fruit flavours with judicious use of textural oak.
The nose on the 2018 Boot Hill instantly grabs you. Vibrant cherries, raspberry and cherry blossom leap out the glass, with toasted oak and cracked black pepper complexities.
To taste, there’s a fusion of jammy, ripe red berries and taut, tangy cranberry; the acidity is lively and punchy, and does need a bit more time to settle down. The oak is less pronounced than the nose suggests, intermingling nicely with a light tannic chew on the finish.
Overall, this is hugely enjoyable, however you can’t help but feel this will not hit its drinking stride for a good few more years.
Other Wines by this Winemaker
Gusbourne Brut Reserve Twenty Fifteen
A delicious, rich Brut Reserve from Gusbourne with lovely nutty complexity.
Gusbourne Blanc de Blancs 2014
WOTM April 2019 A little nervy; tangy apple and vibrant citrus, but it integrates so brilliantly with the supple mousse.
Gusbourne Blanc de Blancs 2013
Bright and precise, this elegant Blanc de Blancs excels with its focussed orchard fruit flavours and delicate minerality.
Gusbourne Brut Reserve Twenty Fourteen
A delicious, rich Brut Reserve from Gusbourne with lovely nutty complexity.
Gusbourne Pinot Noir 2016
A beautifully feminine floral Pinot Noir with precise summer red fruit flavours.
Gusbourne Rosé Twenty Thirteen
This Rosé has everything – the fresh crisp bite of citrus & a wonderful underlying yeasty depth.
