Posted: December 3, 2021
This graceful, vibrantly fruity and youthful red was mostly estate-grown at Bendigo. Deep ruby, with a fragrant, fresh, slightly spicy bouquet, it is mouthfilling and supple, with strong cherry, plum and spice flavours, a subtle seasoning of oak, lively acidity…
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Posted: December 3, 2021
This very finely perfumed red was estate-grown at Te Muna and French oak-aged. Ruby hued, it is an intensely varietal wine, mouthfilling, sweet-fruited and supple, with cherry, plum and spice flavours, complex, savoury and supple. $65
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Posted: December 3, 2021
Still youthful, this deep ruby red was hand-picked at Bendigo, matured for 10 months in French oak casks (25% new), and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Mouthfilling, it has fresh acidity and dense, well-ripened cherry, plum and spice flavours. Complex and…
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Posted: December 2, 2021
This graceful, ruby hued red is a medium-bodied style, grown in the Southern Valleys. Vibrantly fruity, it has fresh cherry, plum and spice flavours, a restrained touch of oak and good length. Best drinking mid-2022+. $24
Comments Off on Black Cottage Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
This very easy-drinking red was grown at Alexandra and Gibbston. Bright ruby, it is floral and vibrantly fruity, with good depth of cherry, plum and spice flavours, showing some savoury complexity, and ripe, supple tannins. Best drinking mid-2022+. $26 (A,…
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Bargain-priced, this fragrant, mouthfilling, supple red is drinking well in its youth. Ruby hued, it has ripe, cherryish, red berry and spice flavours, a touch of complexity, and good depth and harmony. $17
Comments Off on Anchorage Family Estate Nelson Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Deep ruby, this savoury, medium to full-bodied red has a fragrant, slightly earthy bouquet. Well balanced, it has generous, plummy, spicy flavours, fresh acidity and supple tannins, in an easy-drinking style, likely to be at its best in 2023. $25
Comments Off on Brancott Estate Letter Series T Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Priced right, this Bannockburn red spent a year in French oak barriques (27% new). Deep ruby, it is full-bodied, with very good density of cherry, plum and spice flavours, complex, savoury and well-structured, with a moderately firm finish. Best drinking…
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Offering top value, this wine was estate-grown at Bannockburn and Pisa, and matured in French oak barriques. Deep ruby, it is fragrant, mouthfilling and vibrantly fruity, with generous, ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, savoury notes adding complexity, and fine-grained…
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Posted: December 2, 2021
This refined red is deep ruby, with a slightly earthy fragrance. Still youthful, it is mouthfilling, sweet-fruited and finely textured, with rich cherry, plum and spice flavours, complex, savoury and harmonious. Best drinking 2023+. $59 (A, UK, US)
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Weighty and complex, this savoury red was hand-picked from estate-grown, mature vines in the Southern Valleys and matured for 10 months in French oak barriques. Deep, bright ruby, it is still youthful, with concentrated, ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours,…
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Posted: December 2, 2021
This perfumed, silky-textured red was hand-harvested at Gibbston and matured for 10 months in French oak casks (28% new). Deep, bright ruby, it is mouthfilling and supple, with generous, ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, and a subtle seasoning of…
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Still very youthful, this estate-grown red was matured for nearly a year in French oak barriques (30% new). Deep, bright ruby, it is vigorous, with excellent density of cherry, plum and spice flavours, fresh acidity, savoury notes adding complexity, and…
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Already highly enjoyable, this estate-grown red was hand-picked from 23 year-old vines and matured for nearly a year in French oak barriques (27% new). Bright ruby, it is full-bodied, sweet-fruited and supple, with vibrant cherry, plum and spice flavours, finely…
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Lifted peppery plum nose and subtle mintiness to the black fruit palate.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Earth Garden (BioGro NZ) Marlborough, NZ Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Forest floor/mixed berry bouquet and good depth of earthy/black cherry flavours.
Comments Off on Sloneleigh Organic Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Earthy/savoury nose with sweet fruit flavours, firm gritty tannins with a savoury finish. Time!
Comments Off on Clyde Park Single Block “F” Geelong Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Subtle berry aromas and a red cherry palate with attractive stemmy notes and earthy hints.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
A somewhat savoury, earthy and dark cherry nose with a lovely long fleshy red fruit palate.
Comments Off on Clyde Park Estate Geelong Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Pungent leathery cranberry bouquet with a lightweight, slightly sweet, palate and just a whiff of oak.
Comments Off on Clyde Park Locale Geelong Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An elegant flavoursome wine with minty/eucalypt nuances and subtle tannins.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Headspace Organic Pyrenees Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big-bodied pinot with a lovely generosity of cherry fruit and savoury oak.
Comments Off on Singlefile Single Vineyard Pemberton Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Stewed ripe fruit nose with meaty highlights. Palate has interest, complexity, harmony and length.
Comments Off on Ten Miles East Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Meaty/licorice blackberry nose and mid-weight berry palate with mild fruity tannins.
Comments Off on Taylors Taylor Made Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A leafy green bouquet with some dark fruit notes and a harmony of stonefruit and oak flavours.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Feral Fox Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Sweet perfumed red fruit bouquet and textured plum fruit flavours with soft tannins.
Comments Off on Nepenthe Altitude Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Earthy meaty nose with licorice notes which follows through onto the palate.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
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Posted: December 2, 2021
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Comments Off on Villa Maria Earth Garden (BioGro NZ) Marlborough, NZ Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
More of a savoury style, great structure and nice intensity of cherry/berry fruit.
Comments Off on Domaine Changarnier Monthelie 1er Cru Rouge “Champs-Fulliot” (Organic EU) Burgundy France Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lovely purple hue with delightful brambly/earthy varietal density to the nose. Soft in the mouth with “bouncy” red cherry flavours and balancing acid.
Comments Off on Domaine Changarnier Monthelie 1er Cru Rouge “Les Clous” (Organic EU) Burgundy France Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Interesting wine; lovely creaminess. Quite dusty aromas with a soft, pretty, balanced palate.
Comments Off on Ara Resolute (BioGro NZ) Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nicely matured pinot with tarry/molasses characters, fine tannins and a creamy finish.
Comments Off on Giesen Single Vineyard Ridge Block (BioGro NZ) Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Earthy brambly nose and velvety palate with nice spicy red berry/cherry flavours.
Comments Off on Giesen Single Vineyard Clayvin (BioGro NZ) Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Super varietal expression with ripe fruit fragrances and fresh fruit driven palate. Still very youthful.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Very Burgundian – very varietal – all cherries, forest floor, herbs and spices.
Comments Off on Greystone Thomas Brothers (Biogro NZ) North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Bright complex oak driven wine with lovely freshness of berry fruit.
Comments Off on Greystone (Biogro NZ) North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Spicy cherry nose with forest floor notes and creamy palate with good oak and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate Estate Grown Murray Darling Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A juicy ripe fruit style with dark berries, spices, creamy oak and supple tannins.
Comments Off on Babydoll Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Blackberry bouquet and an earthy oak driven palate with warming alcohol.
Comments Off on The Crossings Wild Awatere Valley Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A high impact wine with great richness and depth. Just needs more time.
Comments Off on The Crossings Awatere Valley Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Sweet raspberry and blackcurrant nose with spicy red currant flavours.
Comments Off on Dominic Wines Henry & Lucas South Australia Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lifted stalky cranberry bouquet with a simple sour cherry-like palate.
Comments Off on Dominic Wines Evolution South Australia Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Savoury oak sits over attractive red cherry fruit with a fine coating of tannins.
Comments Off on Singlefile Run Free Great Southern WA Pinot Noir 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Mid crimson wine with a subdued nose but has good varietal characters of cherries and forest floor on the palate.
Comments Off on Highland Heritage Patrono Orange Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Morello cherry-like aromas with light cherry characters filling the palate.
Comments Off on Highland Heritage Mt Canobolas Orange Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Delicately lifted cherry aromas with musky notes and an elegant fruit palate.
Comments Off on Cooks Lot Iconique Barrique R18 Orange Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Some cherries on the nose and slight stalky fruit flavours with crunchy acid.
Comments Off on Cooks Lot Iconique Barrique R16R17 Unfiltered Orange Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Nice “bouncy” brightness of sour red cherry and raspberry-like fruit with crunchy acidity.
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