Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - Odd Bottle Night (Ming Kee, Macpherson Road): Actually a pretty nice wine - but is it really a Pinot? When tasted blind, guesses were all all over the place - I thought it was an old garnahca from Priorat, we had guesses for old Aussie Shiraz, someone thought Rhone - nobody thought it was a Pinot. Nose was actually really pleasant. Lots of dusty earth notes, obvious oak, some plums and a strong underlayer of sweet cherries and a little spice. Palate was quite sweet, with the cherry accent taking on a kirsch note, along with cherry cola tones and some sweet haw flakes. Plenty of extract, so the tannins were quite firmly obvious, with a bit of heat at the edges, but it was all super-lively, with very high acidity running through the palate. Finish showed more of that extraction, with wood spice and talcum powder notes mingling with rather clear, clean cherry flavours. It was the rich thickness and extracted firmness on the palate that really moved it out of Pinot zone for me. It was certainly balanced, but lacked the lithe clarity one would normally associate with a Burgundy or even a top new world Pinot. I was thinking of marking it down for that, but decided not to. Varietal fidelity aside, it was actually an enjoyable wine to drink. Quite food friendly too, this paired really, really well with smoked duck breast.

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