Wines at the February 2019 Magnum dinner (Noble Rot, Wellington, NZ): My wine, served blind. Everyone picked the wine as New World, with some suggesting Central Otago. A ripe, rich and oppulent bouquet. On palate, the suggestion of fruit sweetness. Dark fruited with refined, fine grained tannins. Touches of earth, bramble and underbrush but not as much as I would typically expect of a Martinborough pinot noir of this age. Suave and relatively seamless. Good persistence and length. A half glass consumed the next day had started to fall over, going more earthy and feral. A drink soon proposition, I'd think.
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Quite muscular and still very fruit driven. Balanced perfume of dark berry and opened up quicker than I thought. Ready to start drinking now, but will continue to improve for a few more years.
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High quality NZ pinot noir. Deep red colour. Aromas of red cherry, raspberry, kirsch and violets, with a touch of black pepper. Sweetish entry, fully but not overripe, with silky, smooth tannins. Good depth and weight in the mid palate. Medium to full bodied with a good acid backbone. A suave New World pinot with tannins and acids nicely proportioned and balanced. Flavours of red and black berries with some earthiness and spice. Quite complex and long. Will easily cellar for 5 years, it would be interesting to see if it turns secondary in 10 (it should have sufficient acids). 92.
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This was terrific. It didn't have the aromatic purity of the 2006 but was very good nonetheless. There tannins are fine but I think it Should age ok. I'm going to leave my remaining bottle for another 3 or 4 years.
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Nose offers up ripe small red fruits. Fantastic rich ,ripe pinot fruit with lovely balance . Very complete from front to bacnishk. Lovely acidity. Long finish.
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2/23/2019 - HowardNZ Likes this wine:
Wines at the February 2019 Magnum dinner (Noble Rot, Wellington, NZ): My wine, served blind. Everyone picked the wine as New World, with some suggesting Central Otago. A ripe, rich and oppulent bouquet. On palate, the suggestion of fruit sweetness. Dark fruited with refined, fine grained tannins. Touches of earth, bramble and underbrush but not as much as I would typically expect of a Martinborough pinot noir of this age. Suave and relatively seamless. Good persistence and length. A half glass consumed the next day had started to fall over, going more earthy and feral. A drink soon proposition, I'd think.
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7/20/2018 - AlexGarner Likes this wine: 92 Points
Quite muscular and still very fruit driven. Balanced perfume of dark berry and opened up quicker than I thought. Ready to start drinking now, but will continue to improve for a few more years.
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2/5/2014 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 92 Points
High quality NZ pinot noir. Deep red colour. Aromas of red cherry, raspberry, kirsch and violets, with a touch of black pepper. Sweetish entry, fully but not overripe, with silky, smooth tannins. Good depth and weight in the mid palate. Medium to full bodied with a good acid backbone. A suave New World pinot with tannins and acids nicely proportioned and balanced. Flavours of red and black berries with some earthiness and spice. Quite complex and long. Will easily cellar for 5 years, it would be interesting to see if it turns secondary in 10 (it should have sufficient acids). 92.
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8/6/2011 - antkorbel wrote: 94 Points
This was terrific. It didn't have the aromatic purity of the 2006 but was very good nonetheless. There tannins are fine but I think it Should age ok. I'm going to leave my remaining bottle for another 3 or 4 years.
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4/19/2011 - western wrote: 90 Points
Nose offers up ripe small red fruits. Fantastic rich ,ripe pinot fruit with lovely balance . Very complete from front to bacnishk. Lovely acidity. Long finish.
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