2001 Dry River Pinot Noir
Community Tasting Note
Derek Darth Taster Likes this wine:
Friday, December 19, 2014 - Friday Dinner at Chui Huay Lim (Chui Huay Lim): Pop and poured. Tasted blind. Cork closure bottle.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, pronounced intensity, coming on with an explosion of a floral bouquet. Red flowers ?Ixora, with other aromas of smoky toasted oak, sweet raisins, ripe strawberries, dark cherries. Developed.
On the palate, dry, medium acidity, medium alcohol, medium- tannins, medium body. Medium flavour intensity, with flavours of toasted oak, ripe strawberry, cranberry, sweet raisins, dark cherries. Medium finish.
Outstanding quality aged NZ Pinot Noir. Oak would probably have been rather overpowering when young, but has now nicely integrated. I really liked the floral bouquet. In a good place right now, but I fear probably will last another 3 years only. The acidity and fruit intensity may not hold out.
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Comment posted by pclin:
8/21/2015 7:18:00 AM - You will be surprised but the '98 and '99 vintages still drinking well, one of very few NZ wines with aging ability. Atypical Pinot Noirs but enjoyable.