Ara Single Estate Pinot Noir 2014
Ara are located at 41.51S 174.01E…just outside the township of Blenheim, South Island of New Zealand. Nice packaging: eye catching and simple. Ara, Single Estate, Pinot Noir, Marlborough, 2014 Fresh raspberry, […]
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Stoneleigh Latitude Pinot Noir 2015
Sourced from selected parcels of Marlborough fruit from the Stoneleigh vineyards along Rapaura Road. Stoneleigh, Latitude, Pinot Noir, Marlborough, 2015 Smoky dark cherry aromas, baked ham meaty note. Dark blueberry […]
Stoneleigh Pinot Noir 2016
In a quick pinot noir blind tasting line up with a local wine maker, this one stood out well despite some initial reluctance. Wine maker is Jamie Marfell, a Marlborough […]
Stoneleigh Classic Pinot Noir Rosé 2016
Good looking packaging with the Stelvin Luxe cap. Winemaker is Jamie Marfell, a Marlborough native. Stoneleigh, Classic, Pinot Noir, Rosé, Marlborough, 2016 A fairly safe nose of tart red fruits raspberry, […]
Mount Majura Vineyard The Silurian 2012
Named after the Silurian period which gave the rock upon which the vineyard is planted. Unsure of the percentage split, the current vintage of 2015 is listed as chardonnay 59% […]
Hoddles Creek Estate Pinot Noir 2016
I’m literally drinking a 2003 Hoddles Creek pinot noir as I finish this note. Franco advises me that 2003 was a warmer year, but no reason it shouldn’t last as […]
Casillero del Diablo Pinot Noir 2014
Made by Concha y Toro, South America’s largest wine producer. Concha means “shell,” while concho from Latin America means “dregs,”(as in the rest of a drink in a glass). Smart marketing. But enough […]
T’Gallant Cape Schanck Pinot Noir 2016
Part of my own wine collection from a selection that I bought as quaffers for when it gets late and there’s 40 people in your backyard and they’re threatening to […]
Mud House Pinot Noir 2014
Part of a handful of wines that my friend Curly Haslam-Coates, left me after teaching a WSET session. Going by the wines, pretty sure the theme was “certain wines from […]
Erath Pinot Noir 2014
One of a handful of wines left over from a friend’s WSET tasting. Erath are based in Dundee, Oregon, “with the Willamette River on one side and the wine world-famous Dundee Hills […]
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