2015 Bass Phillip Estate Pinot Noir

This has stacks of personality, lively with green herbs and briar, undergrowth, sour strawberry scents, white pepper and kombu seaweed character. Funkier, you could say, than Old Cellar and Crown Prince, and lively to a tee. It’s wild edged in herb and spice, but crisp and firm in tannin, touch of sweet sour in the best possible way, energetic, racy even, delicious. Spice and Autumnal characters finish the wine. Really like this, but it is flighty.
94 points
Mike Bennie – The Wine Front

What makes Bass Phillip unique?

Wines at Bass Phillip are handcrafted with strict scientific analysis and monitored with rigorous quality control. However the story doesn’t end there, the real essence of Bass Phillip’s wine production is to allow the forces of nature to maintain control. Minimal human intervention is practiced wherever possible – no irrigation/pesticides/fertilizers, minimal pumping/ filtration, natural yeast, no fining agents.

As a perfectionist, we crop our fruit at incredibly low levels to achieve the objectives in flavour development. We believe strongly in a gentle hand. Racking is kept to a minimum and no pumps are used in the winery. “The difference between good and great Pinot Noir is texture. We try to minimise the bruising effects that pumping can have on this texture.” Ultimately our priority is to produce a wine that is completely natural and which expresses vineyard site. This sounds simple, but such a high standard does require a relentless pursuit of perfection – and a degree of madness.

The Biodynamic practice at Bass Phillip is planned according to the lunar cycles. Adopting these practices means that each vintage of Bass Phillip wines exhibits the characteristics of “mother nature’s” temperament, expressing the harmony of earth, moon and sun. Displaying the natural influences of nature’s power and elegance.