Lunch with the wine ark boys (McLeay Street Bistro, Potts Point): Quite savoury, meaty notes after agitation sour black fruit splash on the nose, tiny smidge of wood glue. Medium plus intensity acidity, quite textured grip is a little drying fruit slightly faded and dried out here unfortunately, a little cream and raspberry joins on the finish. Hmm
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2018 Long Sunday Lunch on the Langhe: Served blind by Jeffrey. Under screwcap. Youthful colour. A young-seeming Pinot bouquet of dark plums, black spices, liquorice, brushwood and wet iron. On palate, it was a bit of a beast with huge structure and heavy extraction. It had decent freshness but seemed to have lower acidity. I picked it as an Oregon, rather than a New Zealand, Pinot Noir. Black plums, cherries and other fruits, quince paste and sous bois. A very good NZ Pinot Noir, drinking more like a five than a 15 year old.
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Full, deep red. Dark-fruited nose, some vanilla, a hint of hedgerow. Very dense fruit on the attack, again dark in the mulberry/plum/cherry range. Nice weight with a creamy texture and decent length. Curious thing is there is no development or complexity beyond the initial impression. The flavour profile of the attack follows through to the finish without any additional flavour/complexity in the middle or on the finish. This feels very classy and decent but I wonder whether it is a little closed or just isn't going to develop further? Benefit of the doubt says ***(*)
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Nice dark PN color. Nice intense cherry nose with cherry licquer, candy and stables. Medium bodied. Tastes sweet with some herbal notes. Very seducing. A bit hot in the aftertaste. Wine of the night! Rating: 91
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7/2/2023 - chatters wrote:
Lunch with the wine ark boys (McLeay Street Bistro, Potts Point): Quite savoury, meaty notes after agitation sour black fruit splash on the nose, tiny smidge of wood glue. Medium plus intensity acidity, quite textured grip is a little drying fruit slightly faded and dried out here unfortunately, a little cream and raspberry joins on the finish. Hmm
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9/8/2018 - HowardNZ Likes this wine:
2018 Long Sunday Lunch on the Langhe: Served blind by Jeffrey. Under screwcap. Youthful colour. A young-seeming Pinot bouquet of dark plums, black spices, liquorice, brushwood and wet iron. On palate, it was a bit of a beast with huge structure and heavy extraction. It had decent freshness but seemed to have lower acidity. I picked it as an Oregon, rather than a New Zealand, Pinot Noir. Black plums, cherries and other fruits, quince paste and sous bois. A very good NZ Pinot Noir, drinking more like a five than a 15 year old.
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9/8/2011 - Majp wrote: 91 Points
Dark cherry on nose with some secondary characteristics. Palate velvety with supple tannins. Could age longer, maybe 2-3 years.
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5/4/2009 - SimonG wrote:
Full, deep red. Dark-fruited nose, some vanilla, a hint of hedgerow. Very dense fruit on the attack, again dark in the mulberry/plum/cherry range. Nice weight with a creamy texture and decent length. Curious thing is there is no development or complexity beyond the initial impression. The flavour profile of the attack follows through to the finish without any additional flavour/complexity in the middle or on the finish. This feels very classy and decent but I wonder whether it is a little closed or just isn't going to develop further? Benefit of the doubt says ***(*)
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9/20/2006 - gorm wrote: 91 Points
Nice dark PN color. Nice intense cherry nose with cherry licquer, candy and stables. Medium bodied. Tastes sweet with some herbal notes. Very seducing. A bit hot in the aftertaste. Wine of the night! Rating: 91
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