Pinot Noir Tasting
Chambolle Musigny 2001, Burgundy
This was a lovely light style pinot. It had aromas and flavours of sour cherry and some stalky green characters. It was still very fresh with good length and the aromas just kept flowing as you smelt it.
When I came back to this wine later on it was one of my favourites. The stalky characters had subsided and the wine was very delicate in comparison to the heavier styles with some nice perfume aromas.
$58 wholesale.
Dalrymple Vineyards Pinot Noir 2003, Tasmania
Blackberry, pepper and vanilla aromas with some jubiness. This wine was quite rich and big for a pinot. It seemed a lot like a shiraz and seemed a bit unsettled and all over the place. Nice wine, but undecided as a pinot. RRP $32.
Frogmore Creek Organic Pinot Noir 2004, Tasmania
An organic wine with some raspberry and cherry characters. There was a hint of clove and spice on the aroma. A balanced wine with sharp acidity.
A nice wine, but not outstanding. RRP $32.
Wellington "Hoodies Reserve" Pinot Noir 2002, Tasmania
Black cherry aromas with blackberry and vanilla on the palate. Some stalkiness which became more dominant as the wine opened up. I found this wine too woody from the oak and the green stalkiness dominated the wine once it had been sitting there for awhile. RRP $55.
Stonier Reserve Pinot Noir 2003, Mornington Peninsula
This was my favourite wine of the tasting. It was quite closed at the start, but opened up to be a nice refined wine. The aromas had some clove, sour cherry and barnyard characters. A toasty palate with good length, tannins and acidity.
RRP $60.
Wither Hills Pinot Noir 2003, Marlborough NZ
Sour cherry aroma with some pepper and barnyard, mulchy characters. Palate had good length with raspberry and cherry flavours. A good wine, one of the better wines of the day. RRP $50.
Martinborough Vinyard Pinot Noir 2004, Martinborough NZ
A really crap wine. It was really green. Very methoxy pyrozene like. Someone said it reminded them of rotting green vegetables. RRP $78 (what a joke!).
Nuits St George 1996, Burgundy
Very disappointed that this wine was slightly corked. However, there was still a lot of wine character showing through and it showed potential to be the best wine of the day. Aroma showed sweet perfume with a dry well balanced savoury, smooth palate. Wine was holding up really well and I'd love to be able to try it again hopefully without it being corked!
$58 wholesale.
This was a lovely light style pinot. It had aromas and flavours of sour cherry and some stalky green characters. It was still very fresh with good length and the aromas just kept flowing as you smelt it.
When I came back to this wine later on it was one of my favourites. The stalky characters had subsided and the wine was very delicate in comparison to the heavier styles with some nice perfume aromas.
$58 wholesale.
Dalrymple Vineyards Pinot Noir 2003, Tasmania
Blackberry, pepper and vanilla aromas with some jubiness. This wine was quite rich and big for a pinot. It seemed a lot like a shiraz and seemed a bit unsettled and all over the place. Nice wine, but undecided as a pinot. RRP $32.
Frogmore Creek Organic Pinot Noir 2004, Tasmania
An organic wine with some raspberry and cherry characters. There was a hint of clove and spice on the aroma. A balanced wine with sharp acidity.
A nice wine, but not outstanding. RRP $32.
Wellington "Hoodies Reserve" Pinot Noir 2002, Tasmania
Black cherry aromas with blackberry and vanilla on the palate. Some stalkiness which became more dominant as the wine opened up. I found this wine too woody from the oak and the green stalkiness dominated the wine once it had been sitting there for awhile. RRP $55.
Stonier Reserve Pinot Noir 2003, Mornington Peninsula
This was my favourite wine of the tasting. It was quite closed at the start, but opened up to be a nice refined wine. The aromas had some clove, sour cherry and barnyard characters. A toasty palate with good length, tannins and acidity.
RRP $60.
Wither Hills Pinot Noir 2003, Marlborough NZ
Sour cherry aroma with some pepper and barnyard, mulchy characters. Palate had good length with raspberry and cherry flavours. A good wine, one of the better wines of the day. RRP $50.
Martinborough Vinyard Pinot Noir 2004, Martinborough NZ
A really crap wine. It was really green. Very methoxy pyrozene like. Someone said it reminded them of rotting green vegetables. RRP $78 (what a joke!).
Nuits St George 1996, Burgundy
Very disappointed that this wine was slightly corked. However, there was still a lot of wine character showing through and it showed potential to be the best wine of the day. Aroma showed sweet perfume with a dry well balanced savoury, smooth palate. Wine was holding up really well and I'd love to be able to try it again hopefully without it being corked!
$58 wholesale.
posted by Rachel | 2:20 pm
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