2025 Howard Park Flint Rock Pinot Noir 12 Pack

93 POINTS

Mike Bennie - Halliday Wine Companion

A lighter, leaner expression with just-ripe red berry fruitiness, dashes of pepper, sweet spice, dried herbs and some twiggy, woody elements. It has good shape, a sleek tannin line and a frisky finish. A dash too much woodiness perhaps distracting and drying, but generally this wine feels good in structure, balance and drinkability.

93 POINTS

Ken Gargett - Winepilot

West Australian Pinot Noir continues to impress, far beyond anything imaginable just a decade or two ago. The fruit for this wine was sourced from cooler vineyards in the Mount Barker and Porongurup sub-regions from the Great Southern region. After hand sorting, selected batches were cold soaked with 15% whole bunches included. After fermentation, the wine was pressed into a mix of stainless-steel tanks, as well as barriques, hogsheads and 500-litre puncheons. Maturation was for seven months in 50% stainless steel tanks and 50% older French oak. Crimson/purple in colour, a beautifully fragrant Pinot Noir. We have notes of dried herbs, cherries, red fruits, a touch of florals, spices, kirsch and raspberries. A wonderfully impressive nose, the wine is of medium length with balance and drive. Enjoy this over the next six to eight years. A touch more length and the score would have been higher. That said, if this came with a big Pinot Noir name and a high price tag, I doubt anyone would blink.