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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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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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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5/14/2014 - Rollerball wrote: 91 Points
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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10/16/2013 - leslievb Does not like this wine:
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2/8/2013 - leslievb wrote:
did not like much at first, musty. Better day 2 and 3, not so much day 4
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11/3/2012 - MoTheMan wrote: 85 Points
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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5/6/2012 - rojoloco wrote: 91 Points
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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