Bass Phillip Premium Pinot Noir 2023 wine bottle – old vines South Gippsland Pinot Noir with cream label and burgundy wax seal
Back label of Bass Phillip Premium Pinot Noir 2023 – South Gippsland old vines red wine with winemaker notes and vintage details

Bass Phillip Premium Pinot Noir 2023

Cellar or drinkRed wineAustralia97 points - Halliday Wine CompanionCorkNew release

Australia’s answer to Burgundy 🍷✨

Bass Phillip is one of Australia’s most iconic Pinot Noir producers, with the Premium sitting just beneath the flagship Reserve—recognised as Classified (Second Growth) in Langton’s Classification and consistently sought after by collectors.

The 2023 vintage is a masterclass in cool-climate precision: wild strawberry, dark cherry, forest floor and spice, wrapped in vibrant acidity and those signature silken tannins. It’s elegant, expressive, and quietly powerful—built to age, but already showing incredible depth.

For serious Pinot lovers, this is a benchmark bottle from a cult Gippsland producer—one that rewards time, attention, and a spot in the cellar.

Drink window,2028 to 2040
Historical performance*, WineSearcher
Type,Red Wine
Varietals,Pinot Noir
Vintage,2023
ABV,14.3%
Country,Australia
Region,Victoria
Sub region,Gippsland
Bottle size,750ml
Bottle closure,Cork

*10-year performance (or since release). As at Jan 2025
Data source: WineSearcher
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Flavour & structure
Red fruitEarthy & forest floorSilky tanninsLong finish
Food pairing
Seafood & fishChicken & poultryMushrooms & earthy dishesSalads & veggies

What the experts say about this wine

Premium is revealing more aromatics than its siblings, starting with lavender and violets, a hint of pepper and then the cherry fruit rolls in. Full bodied, ripe and rich, with tannins seemingly layered and fine grained, the spicy oak a support act, concentrated and deep yet there’s such freshness and vibrancy within thanks to the acidity. The palate builds, the finish lingers and you hope someone pours you another glass. Beautifully poised yet will garner more complexity in time.

Deep red tinged with bright purple at the rim; a reserved bouquet of dried herbs and dried cherry, still a little in its shell but the magnitude of the flavour and structure is readily apparent. Masses of fine but drying tannins flood the palate. There's a lovely deep core of slightly overripe sweet fruit and the concentration and power of the wine are impressive. It should be cellared a few years to give the bouquet time to develop its full complexity, which it surely will. It's arguably a little overripe—like some Burgundies of recent hot seasons.

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