Pinot Noir from New Zealand – Otago  18-/20
Moderately deep, dark ruby-red colour with light purple hues on rim. This has a soft bouquet with deep aromas of ripe dark berry fruits, black cherries and raspberry pastilles, and integrated, subtle oak spicing. Medium-full bodied, fresh, primary dark cherry and berry fruit flavours form a good core to the palate with a soft brightness and underlying energy. The tannins are fine-grained and softly presented, with restrained acidity in support, resulting in a rounded mouthfeel. The flavours build with a subtle richness and gently blossom in mid-palate, leading to a sustained, dry finish with attractively ripe flavours of raspberry liqueur. This is a ripe and bright-fruited Pinot Noir with a soft textured, but well-weighted and harmonious palate. Serve with Asian cuisine over the next 5-6+ years. Approx. 40% clone 5 with 114, 115, 667 and 777 fruit hand-picked and fully destemmed, given a 5-8 day cold soak and fermented to 14.5% alc., the wine spending 21-24 days on skins and aged 11 months in 30% new French oak barrels. 18.0-/20 Aug 2012 RRP $42.00
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