3rd Jul 2020

The DRC of the southern hemisphere

Australia's most famous Pinot producer has changed hands. Max finds out what is planned, and hoped for.When I visited Phillip Jones at Bass Phillip vineyard in Gippsland, south-east of Melbourne, in late February, the 74-year-old winemaker gave no indication he was in the final, stressful stages of selling his beloved business. Instead, Jones was in fine form. Entertainingly irascible as ever, he…

2nd Jul 2020

New release of the 2018 vintage is now available to Bass Phillip Club Members

The 2018 harvest produced an abundance of fruit of extremely high quality. More importantly, these fruit exhibited secondary flavours which resulted in wines that are imbued with femininity and length, balanced with good natural acidity, finishing harmoniously across the palate. Textured and long, the wines are outstanding and should improve well in the cellar over the next five to ten years.…