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Wine Education Service - Central Otago - Wines with Latitude
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Tasted May 14, 2009 by tendring with 389 views
Flight 1 (1 note)
White
2005 Rippon Riesling
92 points
Pleasant aromatic nose, flowery and mineral notes, reasonable complexity.
Fruity, lemon and lime with some minerality, refreshing; will improve over the next 2 - 4 years.
Fruity, lemon and lime with some minerality, refreshing; will improve over the next 2 - 4 years.
Flight 2 (1 note)
White
2006 Rippon Gewürztraminer
84 points
Aromatic, subtle, floral with a hint of honey.
Off dry, Turkish delight, reasonable acidity, refreshing, quite nice richness.
Off dry, Turkish delight, reasonable acidity, refreshing, quite nice richness.
Flight 3 (1 note)
White
2006 Felton Road Chardonnay Central Otago
86 points
A mixed nose, oak on fruit, then tinned sweetcorn and finally Birds custard.
Greengages and custard, there's plentyof fruit and length suggesting this would improve over the next 4 - 6 years.
Greengages and custard, there's plentyof fruit and length suggesting this would improve over the next 4 - 6 years.
Flight 4 (1 note)
Rosé
2006 Felton Road Pinot Noir Vin Gris
84 points
A nose evoking warm straw bedding.
Rich and fruity, this wine needs food, and it lacks finesse.
Rich and fruity, this wine needs food, and it lacks finesse.
Flight 5 (1 note)
Red
2006 Mt. Difficulty Pinot Noir Roaring Meg
87 points
Delicate bouquet of fruit with a little vegetal development.
Fruity with great acidity, very soft tannins, elegant, not for keeping long.
Fruity with great acidity, very soft tannins, elegant, not for keeping long.
Flight 6 (1 note)
Red
2006 Wild Earth Pinot Noir
94 points
Spicy nose with blackberries and animal notes.
Very rich fruit, quite noticeable tannins, elegant already but needs 5 - 10 years to mature.
Very rich fruit, quite noticeable tannins, elegant already but needs 5 - 10 years to mature.
Flight 7 (1 note)
Red
2005 Quartz Reef Pinot Noir
92 points
Lovely nose, great development, cabbages, meat and lovely fruit.
Lots of baked fruit, spicy, smooth, the alcohol's a bit too evident, drinking well now but will keep up to 4 years.
Lots of baked fruit, spicy, smooth, the alcohol's a bit too evident, drinking well now but will keep up to 4 years.
Flight 8 (1 note)
Red
2001 Cornish Point Pinot Noir
90 points
Great almost Burgundian nose, lots of development, fruity.
Lovely mouth, still quite fruit, very soft but a bit transient.
Lovely mouth, still quite fruit, very soft but a bit transient.