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Rippon Lolo’s Block Pinot Noir 2019
$155.00A one off release (pity!), to commemorate the 70th birthday of Rippon’s co-founder, Lois Mills. Lolo’s Block is the highest of all Rippon vineyards and is the lowest yielding, due to its warmth and least fertile soils. Only 14 dozen made it to Australia, and of that we have only 12 bottles. The most complex […]
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Rippon Emma’s Block Pinot Noir 2018
$138.00It’s hard to express, but smells tighter, with some more noticeable oak. Plum, Daphne, creme de cassis, raspberry and brown spice. The structure is more evident than in the Mature Vine and is cooler, cosseted and slightly less expressive. Very long, so persistent with those trademark velvety/chalk tannins that become more firm and morph into […]
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Rippon Mature Vine Pinot Noir 2012 Cellar Release
$165.00Direct from the cool dark cellars of Rippon, and at 10 years old this is drinking beautifully. It’s interesting to taste the estate’s DNA, with no perceptible style changes over the years. As always, an expression of vintage, and 2012 is considered great according to Nick Mill, owner/winemaker at Rippon. Red fruits, cherry, plum, strawberry, […]
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Rippon Emma’s Block Pinot Noir 2019
$145.00Emma’s Block is at the bottom of the slope, by the lake, facing east. The soils, like the rest of the estate are of schist. This is a cool site, with winds whipping up off the lake and hitting Emma’s first. Cool and high toned, floral, pretty with more spice and red and briary fruit. […]
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