Cheers TV: On the Tasmanian Pinot Noir trail

Don’t be fooled that there is just ‘one’ Tasmania when it comes to wine, and especially to Pinot Noir. This week, independent sommeliers Dan Sims and Ben Edwards from The Wine Guide look at Tasmania in four distinct parts – given that, as Ben says, Pinot Noir has so many different personalities and shows its origins and heritage better than any other grape variety. Discover a northern wine from the Tamar Valley, a cooler more structured east coast offering from Freycinet, a warmer fruited north-western wine in Davenport and a weightier more powerful Pinot Noir from the south.

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Featured Wines

	Goaty Hill, 2009 Ben says: “A really fresh, beautiful wine with lots of charry, spicy kind of characters and a fresh, fragrant, acidity” Point score: 91/100 RRP $35, our price: $29.90

	Barringwood Park, 2008 Dan says: “A cooler, more structured super wine with a wonderful texture, fragrance and weight to it” Point score: 93/100 RRP $44, our price: $39.90

	Freycinet ‘Louis’ Pinot Noir, 2008 Ben says: “A warmer fruited delicious wine, that is inviting, supple and soft” Point score: 92/100 RRP $36.90, our price: $32.90

	Moorilla ‘Muse’ Pinot Noir, 2008 Dan says: “A sexy, fleshy wine with a beautiful weight, structure and firm character to it” Point score: 91-92/100 RRP $45, our price: $39.90