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Red
2009 Mt. Difficulty Pinot Noir Packspur Vineyard
Pinot Noir
- New Zealand
- South Island
- Otago
- Central Otago
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Community Tasting Notes 8
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NickBurwood Likes this wine: 89 points
October 5, 2016 - My last - and drunk at its peak.
Very good as per more recent notes but just falls short on complexity (and therefore an excellent 90+ mark) and well short on value for money. -
NickBurwood Likes this wine: 89 points
July 20, 2016 - As per my February note.
At its peak, a little more complexity would have launched it from the very good into the excellent 90+ range. A bit on the pricy side.
Drink over the next 18 months or so. -
NickBurwood Likes this wine: 89 points
February 10, 2016 - How wrong one can be!
This had aged very well against the expectation of my 2013 note. Intense spiced cherry/wild strawberry with warmth and balancing pinot-bitter finish. Good length. Now on a plateau well beyond what I originally expected with perhaps a couple of years ahead at this level.
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ThomasE Likes this wine: 89 points
February 8, 2015 - Translucent red, strawberry and raspberry aromas with ripe cherry, a touch of boysenberry, cinnamon, nutmeg and wild mushroom on the palate, a little earth, good bottle age, drinking well but probably not going to do a lot more. This bottle was bought as a gift from the cellar 4 years ago, I'm not sure it was worth the money paid(RRP $50).
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NickBurwood wrote: 87 points
August 28, 2013 - Decanted for 90 minutes. No discernible sediment.
Nose of wild strawberries which combine with sour cherry on the palate. A focussed concentration with just the right amount of bitterness to balance the fruit elements. Medium bodied with reasonable length and depth.
Sound effort but somewhat unexciting for the money paid. I think this wine is a pointe and will need drinking over the next year before it leans out.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/29/2011 (link)(Mt Difficulty, Packspur Vineyard Pinot Noir Central Otago Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Mt. Difficulty
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Packspur Vineyard
- Country New Zealand
- Region South Island
- SubRegion Otago
- Appellation Central Otago
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 8 (26%)
- Consumed 23 (74%)
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- VineyardPackspur Vineyard
- CountryNew Zealand
- RegionSouth Island
- SubRegionOtago
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