Community Tasting Note

• pjaines wrote:

  May 21, 2016 - Woof. This was not what I was expecting - there is depth and nuance already here that is very hard to find at this price (£15).
  
  Quartz Reef have always made one of the better NZ pinot noirs - this reminds me a lot of the single vineyard Escarpment wines - there is a sweetness to the fruit but it never detracts from the balance of the wine. Lacks a bit of tannic bite so it wont be a 20 year+ wine, but after 2 or 3 years this should be really rocking. Black fruits, morello cherries, raspberries and a touch of earthy tang. Nice stuff - well worth a punt.

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• cweiss commented:

  2/20/17, 7:54 AM - Just back from New Zealand and tasted there. I agree that it is quite good and brought a bottle back. I assume this must have been some sort of closeout at the 15pound price; well done!
  A general consideration is that many people consider acid and balance to be central to ageability, rather than tannin though tannin can certainly make wines hard to drink young.

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