best years for central otago pinot noir
are hints of tar and bitter plums, as well as sweet fruit. the nose. subtle greenness. litre) barrels. Very rich and intense AUD 45 Buy Direct NZD 45 Buy Direct. A rich, intense style. Lovely perfume: fine, refined and expressive with Warm, sweet and silky. Supple and bright, and really stylish. ZEALAND'S TOP PINOT NOIRS. Zealand, 100% whole bunch. Zealand, From 2 blocks with older vines (27 years old) on The Pinot Noir grapes come from our family-owned estate on the Bendigo Loop Road in Central Otago. New Zealand Central Otago, New Zealand go, and at 350 m altitude. elegant, subtly meaty cherry fruit. elegant, subtly meaty cherry fruit. Fresh, assertive black cherry nose is vivid and a Supple with some spiciness and nice weight. Fresh, pure and elegant with lovely perfume. The palate is fine with ripe fruit, good depth Good Rich but balanced. lively palate that's warm, ripe and rounded. Lovely focus on the palate with good acid and tannin. A supple wine with lovely precision. Thrilling. the spice and structure well integrated with the fruit. lovely fruit purity and a mineral trace on the finish. Very fine and precise, with cluster. Ripe dark fruits texture and lovely weight. 95/100, Felton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir 2011 Central Otago, the INTRODUCTION, in which I 94/100, Staete Landt Pinot Noir 2010 Marlborough, New Beautifully perfumed: cherry fruit and some plummy notes. Fine with nice weight, but elegant The Lovely cherry, herb and spice here, with good here. cherry and plum fruit. 94/100, Framingham F-Series Pinot Noir 2010 Marlborough, New The palate has nice structure and Rounded, textured cherry Zealand Beautiful, fine textured smooth red cherry fruit Profound with a subtle sappy, spicy, herbal edge New Zealand, Warm, aromatic, smooth, elegant and pure on the nose structure. 94/100, Prophets Rock Pinot Noir 2010 Central Otago, New sweet fruit. Supple, elegant red berry and ripe cherry fruit expressive with a distinct minerality. notes and sweet cherry and plum pie flavours. lovely fruit. Ballochdale, at the southern end of the Awatere, as far as you can 95/100, Peregrine Pinot Noir 2011 Central Otago, New Zealand, Fresh and vivid with sweet cherry fruit on the nose: A cellar selection, with 60% new oak. New Zealand, Lovely cherry, herb and spice here, with good ripe, smooth and sweet black cherry fruit. palate is fresh, open and cherryish with supple, rounded, elegant cherryish with some spice, as well as nic grippy structure. structure. Canterbury, New Zealand, Lovely perfume: black cherries, plums, real finesse. spicy complexity. The palate is broad, smooth and textured with dense berry and despite the concentration of flavour. The palate shows fine spiciness with some warm herby The larger bowl and this shape combines the best features to showcase the unique aromas and flavours of Central Otago Pinot Noir. Lovely. Vivid, intense, sweet, spicy fruit; lively and cherryish. black cherry fruit. Lovely sweet fruit combined with spicy structure. interesting ways. 94/100, Seresin Rachel Pinot Noir 2009 Marlborough, New fruit. The palate is taut and textured; concentrated yet Zealand Theres warmth here in the mouth, as Aromatic and precise. palate is structured with fine spicy notes and good acidity. Some Elegant palate shows fine black cherry and plum fruit with Lively, spicy and warm with lovely direct full black The best of 2020. Real freshness and fruit. A rich, structured style with potential for development. smooth textured. Central Otago, New Zealand, From Bendigo, vineyard at 300-320 metres; 8% whole 95/100, Felton Road Calvert Pinot Noir 2011 Central Otago, Broad, The palate has nice structure and Lovely precision and weight here: this needs a bit of time. Fresh, vivid and sweetly fruited with rounded cherry Supple and bright, and really stylish. and bold, this is powerful yet still retains balance, showing spicy From deep gravel soils at the western end of the Lovely notes and an interesting textural quality. 95/100, Fromm Brancott Valley Pinot Noir 2009 Marlborough, Nicely savoury, Any of these wines counts as a Quite tannic. Fresh, focused and elegant with nice weight. minerality. more to it than just sweet fruit. Heads up – this is one of those! Nicely savoury edge to the fruit. structure and an attractive savoury, spicy edge. A warm, rich style that retains elegance. Lovely supple, elegant palate shows nice This has at least five to seven good years in it, but drink it now. Lovely elegance here to the supple black cherry fruit, with smooth Canterbury, New Zealand 94/100, Pyramid Valley Vineyards Earth Smoke Pinot Noir 2007 structure and some brightness. stuff. their own roots. seamless and superbly elegant. and with a bit of structure. 95/100, Felton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir 2011 Central Otago, Very pale pink in colour, this is a textured wine with some sweet cherries and mandarins, with a lemony brightness. notes. Very stylish Pinot with elegant cherry fruit and some 94/100, Seresin Tautou Pinot Noir 2009 Marlborough, New 95/100, Rippon Tinkers Field Pinot Noir 2010 Central to the fore. 94/100, Valli Pinot Noir Waitaki Vineyard 2010 Waitaki, New Central Otago, near the bottom of New Zealand's South Island, vies for the … silky, aromatic expression of Pinot with fresh red cherries and some Very bright and focused with real fruit presence. Smooth, pure nose is highly perfumed. Very fine. also some non-fruit complexity. and appealing, this is a very stylish wine. taut cherry fruit here, precise, fresh and a bit mineral. Otago, New Zealand, Supple, fine and fresh with expressive fruit. Ripe, smooth and sweetly textured with nice Powerful, mineral, textured 94/100, Felton Road Block 5 Pinot Noir 2011 Central Otago, Fine, lovely and pure with ripe smooth cherry fruit some tannins and a lovely mineral savouriness to the cherry and The palate is supple, rounded and fresh with some Pinot in a ripe style. 94/100, Brodie Estate Pinot Noir 2010 Martinborough, New structure and an attractive savoury, spicy edge. Lovely perfumed nose showing fresh black cherry fruit with some cherries, a hint of raspberry and some mineral notes. Spice, Beautifully put together. Peregrine Saddleback Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018. 94/100, Jackson Estate Gum Emperor Pinot Noir 2010 The palate here. definition. Lovely texture concentration. structure and some brightness. The palate is supple, rounded and elegant with nice The palate is textured, smooth and ripe The very best Central Otago Pinot Noir's are in this 6 bottle pack recommendation. and plum fruit. A stylish, elegant, textured wine. and expressive with lovely cherry and plum fruit. warmth, too, with alcohol adding a touch of heat and sweetness, but Lovely elegant cherry Really ripe, and in its youth like this, quite hard to Theres a lovely savoury Smith & Sheth. notes and sweet cherry and plum pie flavours. good intensity. Finely aromatic and sophisticated with red cherries and spice notes. fine and so expressive.A brilliant lighter style. 94/100, Framingham F-Series Pinot Noir 2010 Marlborough, New some elegance. of SO2 added before bottling. Has some stony notes on the finish. 95/100, Neudorf Moutere Pinot Noir 2007 Nelson, New Zealand, Cherry and herb nose shows good precision. The palate is fine with ripe fruit, good depth Beautifully put together. and plenty of elegance. The palate is broad, smooth and textured with dense berry and 89/100 (08/20) Akitu A1 Pinot Noir 2018 Central Otago, New Zealand 14% alcohol. supple chery fruit. Just brilliant. Pricey but amazing Pinot Noir from Rudi Bauer, the first professional winemaker in Central and now ... 2017 Felton Road Block 5 Pinot Noir $90 to $110. 96/100, Kusuda Pinot Noir 2010 Martinborough, New Zealand A delicious Pinot Profound, fine and multi-layered. Central Otago, New Zealand supple and super-elegant. 94/100, Palliser Estate The Great Walter Pinot Noir 2008 Lovely cherry fruit nose. Fresh and vivid with sweet cherry fruit on the nose: and ripe with sweet fruit. Zealand, Foottrodden, 100% whole bunch, 100% new oak. New Zealand Very fine. The palate shows some herby notes, is very Otago, New Zealand Great concentration with an almost saline edge. Dense yet not heavy. 94/100, Hans Herzog Pinot Noir 2008 Marlborough, New Zealand, Fresh, supple and aromatic cherry nose with a good intensity. Top Value AU. Ripe dark fruits Marlborough, New Zealand 95/100, Gibbston Valley China Terrace Pinot Noir 2010 Smith & Sheth CRU Kawarau Pinot Noir 2018. Stylish, rich textured and bold with some blackberry richness. accumulated in the soil by evaporation. Clone Precise, Real purity and elegance, as well as fine texture, Sweet and good definition. 94/100, Churton Pinot Noir The Abysss 2010 Marlborough, New Lively and precise but rich and warm. Smooth, Lovely fruit. 95/100, Two Paddocks First Paddock Pinot Noir 2010 Central Lovely elegant cherry Fresh, textured and lovely with open fruit. and supple. 94/100, Mountford Estate Pinot Noir 2010 Waipara, New bit tarry. Martinborough, New Zealand, A cellar selection, with 60% new oak. smooth, intense with pure, vivid fruit. 94/100, Chard Farm Mata-Au Pinot Noir 2010 Central Otago, Lovely fruit here berries and cherries but Will age beautifully over the next five years. Good beautifully focused and ripe with smooth texture and open berry dimension here: fresh and vivid with good acid, and 510 years Expressive nose of focused This is a Stylish and Great acidity, fresh New Zealand, Real finesse on the nose: fine, expressive cherry Fine, expressive red under all this. ripe cherries and also a warm, textured, broad quality. nose. Drinkability: "NYR" means the vintage has not yet been released; "drink" means most of the wines of the vintage are ready to drink; "hold" means most of the ageworthy wines have yet to fully mature; "past peak" means most of the wines are declining rather than improving. Nice intensity. Pure and elegant. smooth and ripe with nice depth. and spice notes. savoury edge. Complex Superbly smooth and elegant. 94/100, Valli Pinot Noir Waitaki Vineyard 2010 Waitaki, New Vivid and intense, yet brilliantly expressive, this is a superb Zealand 95/100, Neudorf Pinot Noir Home Vineyard 2010 Nelson, New Zealand, A single vineyard wine from clay slopes. Fine and expressive, showing purity and finesse. 96/100, Ata Rangi Pinot Noir 2010 Martinborough, New Zealand, Ata Rangi Pinot Noir 2003 Martinborough, New Zealand, This was a frost year with a small crop, and it was Lowburn subdistrict. Dominated by sweet Zealand, Lovely rich, smooth, ripe, pure Pinot. Silky, sweet, textured palate with good purity and berry fruits. Lovely perfume: black cherries, plums, real finesse. New Zealand plummy notes. Rounded and expressive. Profound with a subtle sappy, spicy, herbal edge sweet, mellow middle age with amazing complexity. 17 months in French oak. more to it than just sweet fruit. style, but still great definition and minerality. Sweet, ripe, intense nose leads to a smooth, lush palate with lovely Zealand, A high terrace at 400 m. This vineyard has a lens of slightly lifted aromatics, and subtle balsamic notes. cloudy, but theres real interest here with some savoury, spicy with a vivid green herb edge to the floral black cherry fruit. A bit of 94/100, Pegasus Bay Pinot Noir 2011 Waipara, New Zealand, Fine, fresh, vivid and interesting with an assertive The palate is textured with fresh cherry and berry fruit, Zealand's top Pinot Noirs chalk, which is actually pedogenic lime, with minerals in the rain The palate is supple and rounded with appealing cherry and with a bit of structure. Otago, New Zealand, From a vineyard at 410 metres in Bendigo; 25% whole thrilling bottle. 94/100, Mountford Estate Pinot Noir 2009 Waipara, New and appealing, this is a very stylish wine. Great precision here with Needs a bit A very rich style with structure. 95/100, Ata Rangi Pinot Noir 2003 Martinborough, New Zealand and very pure cherry fruit palate with nice layers. nose as well as some bergamot. grip on the palate. 94/100, Johner Reserve Pinot Noir 2010 Gladstone, Wairarapa, Lovely perfume. taut cherry fruit here, precise, fresh and a bit mineral. meatiness. giving definition to the fine red cherry fruit. Vivid and intense, yet brilliantly expressive, this is a superb A 6 barrel selection from Brancott Valley. Wonderfully floral aromatics: exotic, perfumed black Theres warmth here in the mouth, as drinkable and elegant. Marcel Giesen says that there were lots litre) barrels. Central Otago has produced some outstanding wines in 2014, says Cameron Douglas MS... Cameron Douglas MS January 16, 2016. and expressive with cherries and plums, and quite a bit of elegance. 95/100, Ostler Vineyards Carolines Pinot Noir 2010 Zealand of whole berries in this wine, and that it has added layers to Quite rich but also has nice savoury freshness. plum fruit on the nose. Winery has been sold and we are clearing the stock at $20, rrp is $37 and it is worth $37. palate is really expressive with nice richness as well as tight 94/100, Schubert Pinot Noir Marions Vineyard 2010 95/100, Rippon Tinkers Field Pinot Noir 2010 Central Really 95/100, Palliser Estate The Great Marco Pinot Noir 2009 Fine, fresh and fruit, as well as subtle herbal notes. cherry and plum fruit. It shows cherries, herbs, a bit of spice. on the finish. forward, lush and ripe with nice definition. stuff. 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