Wine review: Hungerford Hill Classic Tumbarumba Pinot Noir 2014

Hungerford Hill Classic Tumbarumba Pinot Noir 2014 $26–$36

An Anzac weekend sweep through Batlow and Tumbarumba turned up several appealing wines. Batlow, of course, makes apple cider, while Tumbarumba, originally planted to vines for sparkling wines, now makes appealing, elegant table wines, too. Tumbarumba's Cafe Nest–movie theatre offers fresh local produce, some grown on site, and several local wines by the glass. The selection is negotiable, so we negotiated pinot noir and chardonnay, Tumbarumba's two specialties. The area's grape growers sell mainly to out-of-district winemakers, including Hunter-based Hungerford Hill. It is a comparatively, full, ripe style of pinot, though still medium-bodied and very gentle on the palate.