Nice wine with loads of red cherries and some wild and yet sweet fruitiness that is enjoyable along with decent structure and balance; this could grow on me and I need to revisit this producer down the line.
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Still a very deep red colour and looks a lot younger than 8 years old. Huge open nose of mushrooms, forest floor and violets. It had a very sweet, mouthcoating and almost chewy palate which was very multi-layered......lots of black pepper, deep sweet black cherries and demerera sugar. Very harmonious. All the acid that I and other tasters have mentioned in the past has disappeared leaving very attractive fruit and a ton of secondary characteristics. Great length. This was a real delight and it certainly seems to have 5-8 more years of development ahead of it.
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Terroir-istes International - New Zealand Pinot Noir & Sauvignon Blanc (Rodwell House): Light garnet to orange-y rim A fresh nose of seaweed, tidal pool/ozone, white mushroom and tilled earth. Quite a sweet entry; it shows some age and lacks a little in the mid-palate. The finish is fairly long, and the fruit stays savoury-lined with roast meat. A touch bitter and evolved, leading to a rather leathery tannin. Lacks finesse.
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New Zealand- Central Otago- Rippon Winery with Nick Mills: Red color and cherries on the nose. A good expression of terroir. The young pinot vines deliver a good structure. The xist soil is well represented here. Mineral notes on the nose and on the palate. A little too herbaceous and acid, could have more balance I believe.
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Very cherry style and still a fair amount of acidity but nicely balanced and integrated. Tastes like it has reached full maturity but I might be mistaken. The one factor I don't like is the residual trace of burnt rubber. Good but not great. Super value for money though.
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6/14/2013 - Blake Brown Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nice wine with loads of red cherries and some wild and yet sweet fruitiness that is enjoyable along with decent structure and balance; this could grow on me and I need to revisit this producer down the line.
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10/31/2008 - Goldstone wrote: 91 Points
Still a very deep red colour and looks a lot younger than 8 years old. Huge open nose of mushrooms, forest floor and violets. It had a very sweet, mouthcoating and almost chewy palate which was very multi-layered......lots of black pepper, deep sweet black cherries and demerera sugar. Very harmonious. All the acid that I and other tasters have mentioned in the past has disappeared leaving very attractive fruit and a ton of secondary characteristics. Great length. This was a real delight and it certainly seems to have 5-8 more years of development ahead of it.
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10/11/2007 - rikipedia wrote: 85 Points
Terroir-istes International - New Zealand Pinot Noir & Sauvignon Blanc (Rodwell House): Light garnet to orange-y rim
A fresh nose of seaweed, tidal pool/ozone, white mushroom and tilled earth. Quite a sweet entry; it shows some age and lacks a little in the mid-palate. The finish is fairly long, and the fruit stays savoury-lined with roast meat. A touch bitter and evolved, leading to a rather leathery tannin. Lacks finesse.
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7/20/2005 - cousteau wrote: 86 Points
New Zealand- Central Otago- Rippon Winery with Nick Mills: Red color and cherries on the nose. A good expression of terroir. The young pinot vines deliver a good structure. The xist soil is well represented here. Mineral notes on the nose and on the palate. A little too herbaceous and acid, could have more balance I believe.
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6/14/2005 - Goldstone wrote: 87 Points
Very cherry style and still a fair amount of acidity but nicely balanced and integrated. Tastes like it has reached full maturity but I might be mistaken. The one factor I don't like is the residual trace of burnt rubber. Good but not great. Super value for money though.
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