2021 Hochkirch Maximus Pinot Noir

Highly Rated
A luscious biodynamic/organic Pinot Noir from Western Victoria full of silky texture, spice and earthiness.
4.3
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
3 Reviews

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Description

The Hochkirch Maximus Pinot Noir is comprised solely of the best barrels they make each year, as selected by John, and is only produced in years when the quality is deemed good enough.

The fruit is taken from the oldest vines on the estate, filled with flavour and natural acid.

The finished wine is a sublime, majestic Pinot with layers of complexity and purity.

96 Points - "It’s been a while since running through the range of Hochkirch wines and the reminder is, simply put, these are some of the best wines in Australia. Individual, pure, beautiful, complex, and supreme overall. Remind yourself too. It’s kind of understated but also offers layers and layers of complexity. Symphonic. Scents are sweet fruited, spicy, herbal, faintly meaty and nutty, flavours similarly so with fine tannins in a sheath lending gentle pucker and tension. It’s sits in the palate with ultimate palate-refreshing succulence, persistence and detail. Magnificent wine that topples the standard bearers, this is the real deal, honest, pure, fleshy and rich with the grape variety’s best attributes on show." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

94 Points - "Very good depth of colour, with a very foresty whole-bunch driven bouquet, the palate medium bodied and soft textured, with attractive roundness and balance, quite complex and the tannins are fine and gentle but also supply good structure to the wine. Excellent, as long as you enjoy this very bunchy style." - Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

Customer Reviews

4.3
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
Based on 3 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 2 Total 4 star reviews: 0 Total 3 star reviews: 1 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
3 reviews
  • YK
    Yvonne K.
    Verified Buyer
    Wine Knowledge Level Beginner
    6 months ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Beginner
    Rated 3 out of 5 stars
    It was OK.....

    I was a bit disappointed as I remembered this Pinot as being a bit softer and slightly more perfumed. Look, it was OK but I expected more for the price point.

  • EL
    Edward L.
    Verified Buyer
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    1 year ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Highly recommend

    A superb wine. Subtle with interesting structures. Drinking well now and will only improve with time.

  • RL
    Robbie L.
    Verified Buyer
    Wine Knowledge Level Cork Dork
    1 year ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Cork Dork
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Maximus by name…

    This was great, so fresh and vibrant with refinement and polish. I’ll be buying again.

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The biodynamic method of agriculture as developed by Alex Podolinsky has been used here for over 20 years to produce wines of elegance and balance, detailed in their expression of our unique terroir with vivid fruit and distinctive ripe lively acidity.

Region: Henty, VIC
Blend: Pinot Noir (100%)
ABV:
Closure: 750ml
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Production:

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Pinot Noir
Country Australia
Region Henty
Australian State VIC
Feature Biodynamic
High Score
Organic
Women in Wine
Reviewed By The Wine Front
The Real Review
Critic Score 96
94
Size 750ml
Vintage 2021

Hochkirch

Jennifer and John Nagorcka are the owners and vignerons behind Hochkirch wines in Henty, Victoria.

The property had been in the Nagorcka family for three generations before the vines were first planted in 1990, and they've now expanded to 20 hectares planted to varieties that suit the cooler climate there - Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling.

An 'old world' approach to winemaking and viticulture underpins this unique Australian estate. The grapes are all grown using biodynamic principals, the winemaking employs minimal adjustments. Low and slow is the philosophy.

The Hochkirch Vineyard - Henty, VIC Hochkirch

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