Community Tasting Notes 14

• Rollerball wrote: 91 points

  May 14, 2014 - Classic yet distinctive. Surprising and a little naughty.
  
  Reading the other notes now, I wonder if there must be a bottle or barrel variation. Or if people were expecting something … else? My couple of bottles so far have been not just enjoyable but interesting too. Packs an initial punch, then a first bitter wave that recedes, followed by surprisingly long cherry pit resurgence. Excellent wine.

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• leslievb Does not like this wine:

  October 16, 2013 - blah.

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• leslievb wrote:

  February 8, 2013 - did not like much at first, musty. Better day 2 and 3, not so much day 4

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• MoTheMan wrote: 85 points

  November 3, 2012 - I've had other New Zealand wines and other vintages of this wine . . . all's I gotta say is, "eh!".
  A slightly musty, very woodsy, backwards fruity/cherry nose.
  
  Unbalanced, slightly bitter, lots of likable vegetal flavors (kind of like the dried veggies in a packet of Lipton Vegetable soup), and cherry flavors. [Could use more fruit expression thought . . .]
  
  Not pleased. Will be looking for a different Kiwi wine!

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• rojoloco wrote: 91 points

  May 6, 2012 - Perfectly good pinot. Good right out of the bottle. Drank with grilled pork chops and it was a good companion. Tasty, no hard edges, good though not profound.
  I tend to like NZ pinots, esp from Martinborough, which is my favorirte region, after having traveled around the country. Tasty but not with a lot complexity.
  Nevertheless, well worth the money.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2007
• Type Red
• Producer Palliser Estate
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country New Zealand
• Region North Island
• SubRegion Wairarapa
• Appellation Martinborough
• UPC Code 646068000875

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• In Cellars 43 (27%)
• Consumed 115 (73%)

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