Community Tasting Notes 6

• tcassie Likes this wine: 88 points

  April 24, 2016 - Very nice, still has a few years in it yet!

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• OLMouse wrote:

  May 19, 2014 - Цвет вишнёвый с холодным оттенком. Нос - табак, животные ноты, кофе, подгоревшее молоко или варенье, джем. Кислотность ниже средней, танины - тоже. Не агрессивное, сбалансированное вино.

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• evanqian wrote: 86 points

  April 20, 2014 - medium ruby, not very clear. sour cherry and raspberry in nose. same fruity taste in mouth, straight and high acidity leading palate (compare to other Marlborough PN), medium bodied, fine grained tannins, warm. very dry, lack sweetness to balance the acidity. medium dry finish with spice and bitterness.
  
  compare to vintage 2010, the acidity is a little milder and moderate, but it still needs a little sweetness to lift up (it doesn't have to be sugar). otherwise, it's too lean to drink alone without food.
  
  Spiegelau 2013 - Gold, AirNZ 2013 - Gold, Easter Show 2014 - Gold. Alc 13.5%, TA 5.7, RS nil
  
  Ap: 3/5; Ar: 12/15; Palate: 15/20; overall: 4+2/10
  TOTAL: 86/100

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• Matteo Girardi wrote: 84 points

  November 10, 2013 - WSET DIPLOMA TASTING NOTE
  
  Appearance: The wine is bright and clear with a pale purple core and a pink rim. The wine has tears.
  
  Nose: It is clean. it has medium intensity and is youthful. It has aromas of red and black cherry, raspberry and some hints of spicy notes such as vanilla and cloves.
  
  Palate: The wine is dry, it has low acidity and the medium level of tannins are underripe and green. The wine has medium + level of alcohol and it has medium body. It has medium intensity and show flavours of red and black cherry and some herbal notes such as medicinal. It has hints of cloves. The lenght is medium -.
  
  Assessment of quality: It is an acceptable wine, because it is a good example of the typicity of Pinot Noir from the region of Marlbororough (because the high level of alcohol and body and nature of tannins (because the climate) for a Pinot) , but it lack complexity of aromas and the wine is not well concentrate (dilute and weak flavours) and it has a quiet short lenght.
  
  Readiness for drinking/potential for ageing: Can drink now, but it has not potential for further developing.
  
  Approximate retail price: High Priced (£ 12 - £ 19 £)
  
  Method of production: Some parcels of Pinot Noir hand harvested, cold soaked up to ten days, cap hand plunged 4 times/day, temperature of 32°. rested on full lees in new and seasoned french barriques. Natural malolactic fermantation in spring.
  
  Region of origin Marlborough, New Zealand
  
  Predominant grape variety: Pinot Noir

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• henrygjeffreys Likes this wine:

  October 30, 2013 - n - t. caramel - just a hint, and then lots of red cherries, maybe some strawbs too
  
  light body, some real pinot perfume here
  stawberries too
  oranges
  some persistence
  this isn't bad

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2011
• Type Red
• Producer Villa Maria
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation Cellar Selection
• Vineyard n/a
• Country New Zealand
• Region South Island
• SubRegion Marlborough
• Appellation Marlborough

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• In Cellars 11 (19%)
• Consumed 46 (81%)

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