Has anyone bought any of those BP Premium Pinot and have tried them? How does it fare against other Australian / NZ Pinot at $120 - $250? Or even Burgundy at similar price range?
I have tried previous 2010 - 2014 vintages (back then they were only $120 - $150 / btl), the styles varied like rollercoaster from light to medium/deep intensity, and I felt the quality did not match the prices they command.
Do you think it worth this sort of price? Or if Bass Phillip have become a mere luxury brand name like Penfolds?
I looked at their email but couldn’t wrap my head around the pricing. As I’ve shared on here I really only buy MM Pinot and while I’m keen to explore others, the opportunity cost of this wine is far too much. I mean - the 6 pack cost is essentially what
I’ll pay to get my MM Pinot, plus Quintet and Chardonnay.
I’ve only drank the Bass wine once and have no idea if it’s worth what they’re charging.
As I have mentioned before, I really struggle with Bass Phillip. Too many bottles that had wine making faults. In no way can I justify $265 for a BP premium Pinot
Fourrier taken over so the stuff might be better, but in general I found them laughably bad. Same category as William Downie, every second bottle faulty and those that weren't were just plain boring.
However, that just my opinion, plenty of people seem to love them.
I thought I'd got rid of all my stuff, including about a dozen of the Reserves from the 90's (I was on their list for about 10 years) but then I discovered a six pack of Premium from 2014 the other day .... no idea where that came from. Off to auction!!!
VinoEd wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2026 9:55 pm
I looked at their email but couldn’t wrap my head around the pricing. As I’ve shared on here I really only buy MM Pinot and while I’m keen to explore others, the opportunity cost of this wine is far too much. I mean - the 6 pack cost is essentially what
I’ll pay to get my MM Pinot, plus Quintet and Chardonnay.
I’ve only drank the Bass wine once and have no idea if it’s worth what they’re charging.
Mount Mary pinot is, IMO, Australia's best. For mine, they are worth the price of entry, and are miles better than the BP stuff.
In my limited experience, they aren't worth the money. In that price range I'd go Bindi Block 5. Got to try the Bindi next to the BP Reserve a while back and the Bindi smoked it for my tastes. Hard to get past the oak influence in the BP. The Premium doesn't have the same oak treatment but also lacks interest for that sort of money. Prefer their Chardonnay.
