February 5, 2024 - Approaching or at its best now. A very good new world Pinot.
February 2, 2022 - Clear, medium intensity and ruby in colour. The nose is clean, medium + intensity with primary aromas of floral violet, hint rose, red fruit with raspberry, red plum, red cherry. Hint strawberry and blueberry, herbaceous tomato leaf. Secondary aromas of oak with vanilla, cedar, hint smoke. Cream, butter and biscuit yeast and MLF. Hint of tertiary with earth and mushroom. The wine is developing. The palate is dry, medium + acidity and medium + tannins! Alcohol is medium. Body is medium +. Flavour intensity is medium + with all characteristics present, hint of additional stone/flint. The finish is medium +. The quality is outstanding, can drink now, has potential to age bit more. Beautifully balanced pinot noir with bit more tannins that complement the acidity. Nicely balanced in oak as well.
December 21, 2021 - New World Pinot Noir theme lunch at SSG. Tasted blind. Drank in Grassl Cru.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of strawberries and ripe red cherries. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium+ alcohol (13.5%), medium tannins putting on more structure with more air, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of sweet strawberries, ripe red cherries, black cherries with more air, ripe red plums, licorice sweet spices. Long finish.
Very good quality. Still young and more or less still in a primary stage of evolution only. More age needed for sure.
December 21, 2021 - New-world Pinot lunch: Most new-world of the line-up with the candied fruit and meatiness but still very restrained compared to the new-world Pinots that I cannot stand. Showed the most overt fruit of black cherries and alcohol but at the same time this still felt rather young and austere.
August 7, 2021 - The wine is losing its ruby red colouring and shifting to garnet, although there is still a hint of pink. The palate has savoury dark cherries and plums, with some development of autumnal leaves, although it is still early days. There is a notably long and warm, although not alcoholic, finish. For those who like an aged Pinot, it is entering its drinking window, but there is no need to rush. For those looking for fruit, you are drinking the wrong wine at the wrong time.
Overall, a respectable and well made wine. But for me, not a lot of magic.
May 28, 2021 - Definitely needed decanting as it developed substantially in the carafe over a couple of hours. Fresh but serious. I'm going to give my remaining bottles some time (maybe).
May 1, 2021 - Ripe, round with spice, sous bois and very fine depth. A Burgundian feel here, while the New World freshness is certainly intact. Will go on, but seems ready to drink.
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April 26, 2021 - Blind Tasting - Vintage 2016 of NZ (Bucklands Beach, Auckland): It’s obviously corked, lose all nice smells and flavours it should have. Only some alcohol warm and rustic fruity notes left, sharp acidity.
As it’s purchased at Rippon cellar door in wanaka, we send an email to show our disappointment. Then Rippon kindly replied, explained all possible reasons and sent us another bottle (2017) to confirm Rippon’s quality. Good customer service and will check it in the next blind tasting for sure!
October 27, 2020 - Trilyrakis Portfolio tasting (Oinoscent): Sampled at Oinoscent, wine brough by importer
The wine shows high intensity in the nose, ripe currant, cherries, earth, gamey and smokey, cinnamon candy and prunes.
The wine shows medium intensity in the palate, medium acidity, quite tannic for a kiwi Pinot Noir, ripe red and black fruit cherries, earthy and spicy medium finish.
July 20, 2020 - Så bra. Måste hitta mera!