New Zealand Tasting 2017
Gepubliceerd op: 06-01-2018
Een overzicht van de tasting New Zealand 2017
PINOT NOIR
- Hawke's Bay
Varietal aromatics of cherry, berry fruits, plum, florals and spice, through to more savoury and earthy examples, all with beautifully soft and supple tannins and great richness of flavour.
- Marlborough
Red fruit spectrum aromatically and bright raspberry, cherry and plums on the palate. Wines typically have a freshness from subtle acidity that is complemented by their linear structure and even tannin backbone. The Southern Valleys tend to produce fuller bodied wines.
- Canterbury & Waipara Valley
Red and dark berry fruit with spicy notes. Firm structure and acidity. Savoury earthy characteristics.
- Central Otago
Gibbston Valley district has sweet, soft, upfront fruitiness with flavours of raspberry, strawberries and fresh herbs and spicy notes. The warmer Bannockburn and Lowburn areas produce fuller, more tannic wines with cherries and dark fruit. Undertones of dried thyme is most prevalent in Pinots from Alexandra.
- Otago
Felton Road Bannockburn 2015 - Marlborough
Little Beauty Black Edition 2013 - Marlborough
Mahy Twin Valleys 2013 - Waiparra
Main Divide 2015