Wine Education Service - Chase the Grape - Pinot Noir

Presented by Sandy Leckie with Robert Southwell

• 2005 Louis Latour Pinot Noir Domaine de Valmoissine 80 Points

  France, Provence, Vin de Pays des Coteaux du Verdon

  A little fruit on the nose.
  Straightforward but delicious.

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• 2005 Viña Valdivieso Pinot Noir Reserva 71 Points

  Chile, Curico Valley, Lontué Valley

  An oaky nose with glacé cherries.
  Fruity, light, pleasant, tasting alcoholic.

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• 2005 Five Rivers Pinot Noir 84 Points

  USA, California, Central Coast

  Fruity attractive nose.
  Luscious fruit, attractive, approaching elegance.

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• 2006 Martinborough Vineyard Pinot Noir Te Tera 86 Points

  New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa, Martinborough

  Sightly animal on the nose with red fruit, very attractive.
  Great balance with plenty of fruit, refined and solid.

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• 2004 Domaine Heresztyn/Heresztyn-Mazzini Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin

  A lovely farmyard nose, intense, complex.
  Beautiful wine, subtle fruity, mineral, complex and very long.

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• 2004 Kooyong Pinot Noir Estate 86 Points

  Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula

  Farmyard with fruity notes.
  Fruity with obvious tannins, good mouth feel.

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• 2003 Bouchard Finlayson Pinot Noir Galpin Peak 86 Points

  South Africa, Cape South Coast, Walker Bay, Hemel-en-Aarde Valley

  A light attractive nose.
  Tastes better than the nose suggests.

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• 2003 Rippon Pinot Noir 89 Points

  New Zealand, South Island, Otago, Lake Wanaka

  Oaky, cherry and some vegetal farmyard.
  Very fruity, reasonable balance and a nice finish.

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