Australia vs New Zealand Pinot Noir
Prince Sydney, 40 Hansard Street
Tasted Saturday, September 23, 2023 by chatters with 32 views
Introduction
Fun tasting opportunity at Prince to look at a shedload of Pinot Noir
Flight 1 (26 Notes)
Closing
Well this was a lot of fun. NZ probably for me on todays offerings.
2021 Stonier Pinot Noir
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
Spiced red berries, black raspberry, sweet spice, touch of carbo crush. Juicy, slightly bitter, red berry fruit, non-intrusive alcohol warmth on the finish. Hmm
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2021 Stonier Pinot Noir Reserve
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula
Savoury, meaty, whole bunch, wild ferment over slightly concentrated red and black fruits, cedar/woody notes. Juicy, fleshy, dense, concentrated, slightly drying texture, fruit is a touch muted. Hmm.
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2022 Giant Steps Pinot Noir
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Sweet spice, slightly jubey red berry, a little savoury spice underpin. Tangy, wetly juicy, a touch of fruit tea flavours and black tea tannins, simple, slightly dilute. Hmm
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2022 Giant Steps Pinot Noir Wombat Creek Vineyard
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
Medium minus intensity aromas of sweet spice, a little black hued fruit, alcohol prickle and a meaty underpin. On the palate it's juicy, fleshy, black hued fruits, again feels slightly dilute, quite simple. Meh.
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2021 Shaw and Smith Pinot Noir Lenswood
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Savoury plums, cherry, sweet spice, slightly wild ferment notes, smidge of whole bunch spice. Plenty of textured grip, dark hued fruits, touch of bitterness on the finish. Needs time but a bit Hmm today.
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2022 Neudorf Pinot Noir Tom's Block
New Zealand, South Island, Nelson
Red hued fruits show pretty cherry and a little cherry lozenge, touches of whole bunch spice. Juicy, structured with grippy tannins, very slight bitterness isn't off-putting, softy cherry fruit. It's okay.
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2020 Neudorf Pinot Noir Home
New Zealand, South Island, Nelson, Moutere
Wild ferment, savoury and meaty with controlled whole bunch, dark hued fruit in the background. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, quite bitter and savoury on the palate with muted sour fruit. Meh
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2022 Clyde Park Pinot Noir
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong
Ashy whole bunch, red over black fruit, savoury spice, slightly sour red fruit, touch of woody texture, whole bunch grip. Meh
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2020 Clyde Park Pinot Noir College Block F Bannockburn
Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Geelong
Meaty, savoury, whole bunch, almost a touch of menthol, muted red hued fruit feels a little under-ripe. And so it proves on the palate with a fair alcoholic lick on the finish. Nah
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2019 Picardy Pinot Noir Tête de Cuvée
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Pemberton
Very slightly smoky notes, red hued fruits, a little meaty note and a little creamy dollop. Sour and rather unpleasant on the palate with drying and coarse flour textured tannins Nah.
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2022 Moondarra Pinot Noir Studebaker
Australia, Victoria, Gippsland
Ooh, cranberries, fruit lozenges, a little almost cherry cola note, sweet spice. More of the same on the palate, juicy acidity, drying textured grip closes down the palate. Interesting, Time?
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2018 Moondarra Pinot Noir Studebaker
Australia, Victoria, Gippsland
Slight dusty notes, cranberry, jubey red fruit lozenge, a little ashy whole bunch. Juicy, fleshy, more fruit generous than the 2022, tannins are controlled. Medium plus length finish. Okay.
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2022 Ossa Wine Pinot Noir Ossa
Australia, Tasmania
Jubey warm red over black berry fruit backed by sweet oak spice, very slight whole bunch lends savoury spicy notes, concentrated and quite dense fruits and tannins in the mouth, the latter persistent and fine chalk textured, slightly reticent, time required
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2020 Fromm Pinot Noir
New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough
Savoury, meaty, a little unripe note to the red over black cherry fruit, touch of carbonic prettiness here as well. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, slightly dilute cherry fruit, drying powdery tannins. Hmm.
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2021 Saint Clair Family Estate Pinot Noir
New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough
Meaty and savoury wild ferment, black hued fruits; berry; cherry, very slight sweet spice. Smells young (whatever that means). Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, savoury on the palate as well with black fruits, coarse flour textured tannins are slightly too much for the fruit, Long. Time. Okay.
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2022 Two Paddocks Pinot Noir Picnic
New Zealand, South Island, Otago, Central Otago
A little nail varnish remover, red hued fruits, baking and savoury spice, meaty; not a very nice nose. And it is quite hard and bitter on the palate with drying tannins that are coarse and far too much for the fruit, Nah.
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2022 Two Paddocks Pinot Noir
New Zealand, South Island, Otago, Central Otago
An odd juxtaposition of meaty and jubey aromas, a little herbaceous note, red hued fruits, plenty of spice. Lashings do drying tannins then red hued fruits and savoury spice in support. Meh
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2021 Valli Pinot Noir Gibbston Vineyard
New Zealand, South Island, Otago, Central Otago
Dark hued fruits, touch of black cherry and berry, sweet spice, a little ashy note lends complexity, touch of savoury underpin. Quite bold on the palate, juicy, fleshy, drying tannins slowly overtake those dark hued fruits with the other attributes from the nose in support. complex, nice but time.
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2021 Ata Rangi Pinot Noir Crimson
New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa, Martinborough
Dusty baking spices, a little alcohol prickle, black hued fruits, a slightly odd creamy/butter notes. Densely chewy though generous black fruits, plentiful drying tannins, big, ripe-ish, hmm but time.
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2020 Ata Rangi Pinot Noir
New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa, Martinborough
Plenty of oaky spice, alcohol prickle, cherry and berry are both black hued. Juicy tending to medium plus intensity acidity but also lashings of tight, chewy, woody tannins, sweet spice, the shadow of the black fruits from the nose. Years required. Unapproachable, overdone.
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2016 Fromm Pinot Noir Cuvée H Flawed
New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough
Flat, dead, muted fruit, grippy woody tannins. Not corked but defo not right FLAW
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2022 Coates Wines The Pinot Noir
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
Savoury, meaty, concentrated red over black fruits, sweet spice, a little whole bunch, slightly sour on the palate, fleshy, juicy, textured grip. Meh.
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2021 Novum Pinot Noir
New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough
Savoury, jubey black berry over cherry fruit, ashy whole bunch, earthy, slightly farty notes. Juicy, fleshy, dense and slightly coarse tannins, black fruits have a touch of wild sourness to them. Medium length finish proves slightly bitter. Hmm.
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2020 Dicey Pinot Noir
New Zealand, South Island, Otago, Bannockburn
Muted and jubey cherry fruit is more black than red hued, touch of meaty whole bunch, gamey. Slightly dusty spices in support. Juicy, fleshy, tangy, slightly dilute fruits, spice, tannins are grippy and slightly woody. Hmm
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2022 High Garden Vineyard Pinot Noir
New Zealand, South Island, Otago, Gibbston
Jubey, pretty black cherry and berry, a little sweet spice. More of the same on the palate, balanced, yum, long, very pleasant.
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2016 Fromm Pinot Noir Cuvée H Flawed
New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough
New bottle but same issue except worse…flat as a pancake. FLAW
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