2006 Bodega del Fin del Mundo Pinot Noir Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 88.7 points

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  4/1/2012 - Oh Dae-su wrote: 84 Points

  Its colour seemed to be regularly ruby red, maybe a little darker ruby, with quite a lot of brown and colourless reflexes on the rim. At first the nose was a bit stinky and showed plenty scents of green beans, some stressful ethereal features and maybe some nougat-marzipan. Not so much fruit was going on in the first hours. Okay, maybe some dark cherries, but not really very expressional ones. After four to five hours the fruit impression got a little bit better and subtle. I might have picked up some fragrances of ripe and stinging red strawberries and dark cherries. Besides that quite some moist autumn forest features developed as well. On the second day even a bit more. The taste revealed the obvious problem. Retirement Home condition might describe it appropriately. Plenty of (over-)aging indications. I got weak and light flavours of strawberries, some milk chocolate, maybe even some creaminess, some moist forest soil and other autumn features, hints of smoke and some assorted vegetal aromas. All in all rather expressionless and unwilling to perform a state of the art, end of the world, Pinot experience. This Pinot is still drinkable. For sure! But not full of life either. I really don’t want to sugar code it in any way. Some very positive things about this wine I need to mention are: No doubt it tasted and smelled like Pinot Noir, not like some Pinot chimera. It appeared to have a very suitable balance and body structure with adequate acid. Most important, it wasn’t a “Strong-Body-Sweetness-Alcohol-Oak-Pinot-Monster” like you may find it in Argentina from time to time. Pity, I came one or two year to late. My bad!

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  9/15/2010 - MrGando wrote: 84 Points

  Interesting, stated 14.5% alcohol, but wasn't close, which was good. Nice color, weak in the end. I think that Bodega del Fin del Mundo could produce an interesting wine here, they have to keep trying though.

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  8/23/2009 - petterib wrote: 90 Points

  A very impressing Pinot Noir considering price and origin! I will definately buy more!

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  8/22/2009 - Capt M wrote: flawed

  Hurts when you pour $12 worth of wine down the drain.

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