2005 Carrick Pinot Noir Excelsior

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 93.3 points

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  11/18/2021 - ChateauShiny Likes this wine: 93 Points

  One of my random inexpensive WineBid purchases and I am expecting this to be over the hill.
  
  Screw cap closure. Medium dark ruby-purple with no signs of bricking. Complex and layered nose. Decomposing leaves, cherries, mushrooms, cigar box, a hint of tobacco, savory herbs, and a dash of black pepper. Palate is light bodied, medium-high acidity, and just wonderful. Dried cherries, tart lemons, underripe and juicy strawberries all dance on my tongue. Fully resolved tannins bring in a bit of leather and cocoa to the mix. Smooth herbal, black pepper, granite, and lemon finish that holds on. The finish is spot on perfect.
  
  I had little to no expectations of this wine given the hammer price of $15. This wine is at the end of the drinking window. I suspect the screw cap closure helped it last a bit longer. I suspect I would have absolutely loved this about 5 years ago.

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  6/7/2014 - SenorMonito Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Appearance:
  Clear, med+intensity ruby/garnet
  
  Nose:
  Clean, med+ intensity
  Blackcurrant, sour cherries, eucalyptus, hint of cinnamon, slight herbaceous note (grass) Fully developed
  
  Palate:
  Dry, med+ acidity, med alcohol, med/med+ tannins, med+ body and med+ intensity
  Blackcurrant, sour cherries, slightly smokey, tannins fine, but slight bitterness, good minerality.
  
  Balance: med
  Length: med(+)
  Intensity: med+
  Complexity: med+
  
  very good wine, drink now.

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  8/19/2013 - heidoanddave wrote: 95 Points

  Beautiful Pinot with a nose and taste that brought us back to Central Otago. A lovely wine.

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  7/30/2009 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:

  Its complex aromatics of pine needle sap, blood plum, liqueur cherry, camphor and smoked meats suggest a wine of large scale. It is dense and plush in the mouth with a super sweet, concentrated core of fruit. It is decidedly dark and exotic, studded with ginger, aniseed and beef stock. It is very long with sweet, spherical tannins and a nice kiss of mineral acidity.

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