2016 Amisfield Pinot Noir
Community Tasting Note
PIntag wrote:
Friday, May 27, 2022 - Another good bottle. Oak influence a little too prominent at this stage for my palate - perhaps more time will integrate it better. Plenty of fruit to help cover it pretty well.
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Comment posted by Goldstone:
5/28/2022 6:59:00 AM - Hi Pintag, having visited Amisfield many times since it first opened I think all their wines are screw cap, no? I have screw cap Central Otago Pinot Noirs going back to c.2001 and they are all still going strong if they are from top wineries so my advice is to hold onto a few of these for the long term.
Comment posted by PIntag:
5/28/2022 8:17:00 AM - Yes, it is screw capped. I tend to agree with you -- hang on to a few of these for a while longer and let them evolve. This wine, in particular, has the fruit and structure to develop for many years.
Comment posted by Goldstone:
5/28/2022 8:34:00 AM - Earlier this week we opened a Peter Lehman Barossa Valley Riesling Reserve 2001 and it was still as unevolved as any recent vintage comparable German or Austrian equivalent....which would now be showing considerable secondary ageing. I just posted a note. Whatever....Amisfield produce great Pinots!
Comment posted by PIntag:
5/28/2022 9:35:00 AM - Thanks for your thoughts and sharing your experiences Goldstone. I'm a fan of screwcaps -- I've had quite a few older (2008 - 2004) California Pinots under this closure in recent years and all showed well. I do think development in bottle is slower, though...