Community Tasting Notes 51

• derekjohn Likes this wine: 87 points

  August 30, 2015 - Showing some browning at the edges, which was a little surprising since it is a screwcap bottle. Sweet barnyard nose with molasses silage, sweet blackberry jelly (gello), soft saddle leather, blackcurrant leaves. The leather and licquorice come through particularly well in the mouth with sweet fruit. Seems more alcoholic than it is. Pleasant and approachable. A perfumed aftertaste with some violets.

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• MJINZ wrote: 85 points

  September 4, 2014 - Good

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• derekjohn Likes this wine: 86 points

  July 18, 2014 - A light coloured red, slightly pink at the edges - a youthful appearance presumably due to the screwcap. The nose is sweet leather, strawberries and mulberries; not much 'barnyard'. In the mouth fruity, with the addition of rhubarb (!) and some pepper at the edges; very PN. A beautifully balanced medium-bodied wine, with the fruit still very fresh. Lingers a little. But this is not a French PN, not at all 'nervous', just upfront juicy. If Beaujolais was made with PN grapes, this is what it would taste like.

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• DTWOB Likes this wine: 88 points

  January 7, 2014 - Light bodied, fruity wine. Paired well with pan roasted salmon

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• Vintomas wrote: 86 points

  August 24, 2013 - Cherries, spice notes with some undergrowth and a hint of compost, and a bit of oak. Cherries, some strawberries, some impression of tart berries, a tiny bit of sweetness, good acidity, some tannin (medium -), the alcohol can be felt and stays on as a bit of warmth in the aftertaste.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Oyster Bay
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country New Zealand
• Region South Island
• SubRegion Marlborough
• Appellation Marlborough
• UPC Code 9415549809679

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• Pending Delivery 3 (0%)
• In Cellars 110 (18%)
• Consumed 496 (81%)

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