Maude Pinot Noir 2004 Tuesday, Jan 30 2007
Tasting Notes and New Zealand and Central Otago and Wines of the Month and Imported and Variety and Red and pinot noir
I’ll come right out with it and say that I really do like Central Otago pinot noir. It is not Burgundy and I don’t think it needs to be either. It has a terroir of it’s own. It nearly always smells and tastes of the place in which it was grown, and although it’s often about as subtle as the front row of the All Blacks, it’s still tastes like pinot noir to me.
Aromas of brandied dark cherry, strawberry, earth, beetroot, caramel, dried herbs and spice. On the palate medium to full bodied with spicy earthy dark cherry, strawberry, briar and dried herb flavours. That may sound intense and heavy but the wine really has a nice sense of balance and refinement. Intense yet quite gentle. It has fine grained lightly sappy tannins and clean acidity to balance. Finishes dry, earthy and spicy. Anyway, never mind the tasting, this is a wine for drinking and enjoying. It’s excellent.
Rated : 93 Points
Tasted : Jan07
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : $40
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2007 - 2010
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January 31st, 2007 at 12:21 am| Quote |
Hey, I like that analogy between the All Blacks and Pinot. And seeing as the Blacks are not permitted to play in the first half of the Super 14’s competition (they may pull a heart-string or something), perhaps they can all have the nick name of ‘Maude’.
January 31st, 2007 at 1:41 pm| Quote |
Hey ugly, whose distributing this locally.
January 31st, 2007 at 1:41 pm| Quote |
‘who is’ I should say.
January 31st, 2007 at 1:42 pm| Quote |
Allegedly Amanda Vandstone has taken a role on the Wallabies side.
August 11th, 2007 at 5:44 pm| Quote |
I see this took top honours in the latest issue of AGT wines pinot tasting.
GW
August 11th, 2007 at 7:01 pm| Quote |
Yeah, I wasn’t on the panel, otherwise the results would be very different!! Come to think of it, neither of the brothers were either, and Bill Downie was missing as was Jules or GW…..