Typicity of region on display here, all dense and black-fruited, almost ribena concentration with plums, cedar, blackberry and something vaguely herbal and sorta ashy/smoky in the background. Sweet fruit to it, something sort of porty and liquorice like creeping in, showing some development. Chewy palate, feels dense but with a strong tartness to the fruit. Faint sandy tannins. Not really how I like my Pinot but I appreciate that this is how it goes in Otago. Not sure how much more this has in the tank, the fruit profile is starting to dry out and with time I feel it will lean more into that anonymous old dry red zone. A little hot on the finish too.
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Colour perfect Colour and hue 15/15 Nose Excellent balance and purity rose petals, strawberry raspberry, dark cherry, and spice 28/30 Palate once again it's the balance that you notice first excellent fruit purity balanced with fine grain tannins and an endless finish 41/44 Overall first taste of this vintage for me , it's rating is well deserved , very impressive 10/11
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A bit syrupy yet at the same time burnt wood at first blush. Not sure I'm chasing the price point but a solid vineyard effort. The nose is filled w varietal notes but there's zero relationship w burgundy.
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Nose is closed, with faint notes of rhubarb, oak, and violet. Palate is similarly dull and closed, with faint flavours of raspberry and chocolatey oak. The mouthfeel is characterised by sharp, slightly harsh acidity. What flavour there is is quite pleasant, so there could be some real quality to this wine, but it's not revealing it at the moment.
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8/28/2020 - Milliontown wrote: 90 Points
Typicity of region on display here, all dense and black-fruited, almost ribena concentration with plums, cedar, blackberry and something vaguely herbal and sorta ashy/smoky in the background. Sweet fruit to it, something sort of porty and liquorice like creeping in, showing some development. Chewy palate, feels dense but with a strong tartness to the fruit. Faint sandy tannins. Not really how I like my Pinot but I appreciate that this is how it goes in Otago. Not sure how much more this has in the tank, the fruit profile is starting to dry out and with time I feel it will lean more into that anonymous old dry red zone. A little hot on the finish too.
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4/30/2017 - LindsayM Likes this wine: 94 Points
Colour perfect Colour and hue 15/15
Nose Excellent balance and purity rose petals, strawberry raspberry, dark cherry, and spice 28/30
Palate once again it's the balance that you notice first excellent fruit purity balanced with fine grain tannins and an endless finish 41/44
Overall first taste of this vintage for me , it's rating is well deserved , very impressive 10/11
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3/3/2017 - EPiry Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nose: spices, clove, star anise, forest fruits, cherries(liquor)
Pallet: forest fruits, wild berries, smooth finish
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1/21/2017 - beej Likes this wine:
A bit syrupy yet at the same time burnt wood at first blush.
Not sure I'm chasing the price point but a solid vineyard effort.
The nose is filled w varietal notes but there's zero relationship w burgundy.
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11/16/2016 - Drinking Trees wrote:
Nose is closed, with faint notes of rhubarb, oak, and violet. Palate is similarly dull and closed, with faint flavours of raspberry and chocolatey oak. The mouthfeel is characterised by sharp, slightly harsh acidity. What flavour there is is quite pleasant, so there could be some real quality to this wine, but it's not revealing it at the moment.
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