Saddleback Pinot Noir 2023

94 POINTS

Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

This is splendidly fruited and instantly appealing on the nose, showing Black Doris plum, blueberry, floral and almond characters with a hint of spicy overtone. The palate delivers succulent fruit intensity combined with plump mouthfeel and silky texture, finishing long and velvety.

90 POINTS

Gary Walsh - The Wine Front

Saddleback Mountain lookout is a lovely place to visit for sweeping vistas of Kiama and environs. You can check out the little blowhole, and the big blowhole for a somewhat wetter and more intimate experience. It’s quite spicy, a little reductive too with some smoky bacon, plum and cherry fruit, some biscuit spice  and thyme perfume. It’s light to medium-bodied, a little sappy and quite crisp, poached strawberry and cranberry, a dusting of peppery tannin, with a tangy finish of solid length. It’s perhaps a little thin, but it does have a bit of energy and verve, and a general sort of frisky drinking appeal. Pretty good all up.