First Carrick wine I have tasted. Decanted 1/2 hr.
Wine appears medium bodied, with garnet colour showing no sign of 7 years age.
Sweet aromas of cherries, plums, dark chocolate & coffee spice. On the palate it is soft & plush, with a graceful offering of black cherries & coffee spice. There are no funky, mushroom, or meaty characters.
Purity & elegance is the focus here. A serious, complex, age-worthy style with layers of flavour and a foundation of firm, ripe, tannins.
Drink till 2018.
Enjoy with dishes such as whole roasted baby Chicken, Quail, or Pork.
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Deep red colour. Medium weight. Smooth tannins, cherries and raspberries on the opening. Bit of earthiness, cinnamon/spices. Nice acidity to help balance it all out. Decent length to the finish.
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12/10/2016 - OttawaB Likes this wine: 88 Points
Nice wine. Smooth, dry, losing its fruit. More smokiness now. Very pleasant and decent complexity. Earthiness, spices, cherries still dominate.
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9/2/2014 - MJINZ wrote: 89 Points
Smooth V gd May 14
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8/29/2014 - Bethinoz Likes this wine: 91 Points
Carrick Pinot Noir 2007, Central Otago NZ
First Carrick wine I have tasted. Decanted 1/2 hr.
Wine appears medium bodied, with garnet colour showing no sign of 7 years age.
Sweet aromas of cherries, plums, dark chocolate & coffee spice.
On the palate it is soft & plush, with a graceful offering of black cherries & coffee spice. There are no funky, mushroom, or meaty characters.
Purity & elegance is the focus here. A serious, complex, age-worthy style with layers of flavour and a foundation of firm, ripe, tannins.
Drink till 2018.
Enjoy with dishes such as whole roasted baby Chicken, Quail, or Pork.
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5/15/2013 - Winediamonds55 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice new world example of Pinot Noir. Ripe cherry, slight barnyard.
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12/5/2012 - OttawaB Likes this wine: 91 Points
Deep red colour. Medium weight. Smooth tannins, cherries and raspberries on the opening. Bit of earthiness, cinnamon/spices. Nice acidity to help balance it all out. Decent length to the finish.
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