Dalrymple Single Site Pinot Noir 2021 (6 x 750mL), Ouse, TAS.

A decadent wine

97 Points

Medium-deep colour with a good purple tinge, the bouquet is all dark cherries , gloriously ripe and succulent, and multiple dried herb and spice nuances, as it is also in the mouth. A decadent wine, fully ripe fruit showcased in all its glory, underpinned by fine grained but persuasive tannins throughout the long and seamless palate. Whole-bunch touches are beautifully harmonised and add to the great complexity of flavour. Long-lasting finish: a really gorgeous pinot noir of structure and gravitas.

The Real Review, 15 Sep 2023

A compelling and fascinating pinot

95 Points

Wow! This is a notably mineral and savoury wine, and an outlier from the more common, fruitier style of Tassie pinot. The Ouse vineyard has warm daytime temperatures and very cold nights throughout the growing season and it is perhaps this microclimatic variations that give deep flavours of black olive, dried herbs and an iron-rich, meaty taste sensation. There’s some delicate fruit in the form of elderberries and dried cherries and some spicy sarsaparilla. A compelling and fascinating pinot.

The West Australian, 02 Sep 2023

It is just beautiful drinking

95 Points

My first look at Ouse and I've been swept off my feet. Pronounced "ooze", it oozes class through every pore. There is a mystique about its fine lines and lacey appeal that I just want to bathe in. It opens with char and blackcurrant leaf. A serious wine, blood orange and apricot kernel cruise about with ease. Negroni feels with mega umami delight, mushroom compost and the fruit concentration continue to entice. Fine spices run long bringing a moreishness. Persistent deluxe, it is just beautiful drinking and my preferred of the Single Site range. Bravo winemaker Peter Caldwell. Drink to eight years+

Q Wine Reviews, 21 Oct 2023

Plentiful spice on the finish

94 Points

Pinot noir sourced from the super-cool, inland Ouse vineyard in Tasmania's Central Highlands. Mid-ruby with aromas of exotically spiced satsuma plum, red cherry and a mashup of strawberry and raspberry. Hints of mushroom broth, stewed rhubarb, amaro herbs, tobacco pouch, leaf litter, game meats, hoisin and earth. Compact and fine granitic tannins and a brisk minerally cadence with gamey dark and red fruit and plentiful spice on the finish.

Halliday Wine Companion 2024, 02 Aug 2023