This wine held together brilliantly well. The deepening dark plum notes, so typical of Central Otago, Bannockburn specifically. The dark hue to the rim reveals great colour, on the nose powerful cherry, spice and a Whif of vanilla. In the mouth, full, complex, Christmas cake spice with hints of fine wet tobacco. For a 2009 wine that came in at about NZ$36.00, given appropriate cellaring this baby rocks….
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Colour bright red with browning on the rim , Ned to deep intensity clear and brilliant Nose medium intensity nice secondaries coming thru leather and spice dark cherries beetroot capsicum Tabacco Palate medium to full Mouthfeel gamey spice mushrooms aged complexity Overal drinking at it peak now , may hold for a few more years.
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11/22/2022 - Kiwi Pinot Likes this wine: 95 Points
This wine held together brilliantly well. The deepening dark plum notes, so typical of Central Otago, Bannockburn specifically. The dark hue to the rim reveals great colour, on the nose powerful cherry, spice and a Whif of vanilla. In the mouth, full, complex, Christmas cake spice with hints of fine wet tobacco. For a 2009 wine that came in at about NZ$36.00, given appropriate cellaring this baby rocks….
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2/7/2017 - LindsayM Likes this wine: 90 Points
Colour bright red with browning on the rim , Ned to deep intensity clear and brilliant
Nose medium intensity nice secondaries coming thru leather and spice dark cherries beetroot capsicum Tabacco
Palate medium to full Mouthfeel gamey spice mushrooms aged complexity
Overal drinking at it peak now , may hold for a few more years.
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12/30/2016 - guy12 wrote: 88 Points
Improving with more to come
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3/20/2016 - guy12 wrote: 86 Points
Typical Otago Pinot, correct but unexciting
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9/28/2015 - guy12 wrote: 85 Points
Still young, better on day 2.
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