Ninth Island Pinot Noir 2005 Tuesday, Jun 6 2006
Tasting Notes and Australia and Tasmania and Variety and Red and pinot noir
I am in Melbourne at the moment, which is probably just as well, because I don’t think I would get a bottle of this past my lovely wife. This wine is quite popular in bars for some reason and when wandering up to order a bottle I might suggest “Pinot?” and the response might be “Oh yes..anything but Ninth Island!”. I like it though. It is always a light fresh stalky red fruited style which I find quite attractive and very drinkable. I hear 2005 is considered a good vintage in Tassie so I grabbed a bottle to check it out.
Bright red colour. Aromas of strawberry/raspberry and red cherry jam, beetroot, spice, stalk and a touch of cocoa. On the palate it is lighter bodied and fresh with red fruit, beetroot and spicy flavours. Dry stalky fine and lightly astringent tannins. Dry crisp red fruit finish. A nice enough wine and one that I would be happy to glug down at any nice bar in Sydney.
Rated : 87 Points
Tasted : Jun06
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : $24.99
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2006 - 2009
Source : Retail
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3 Responses to “Ninth Island Pinot Noir 2005”
June 7th, 2006 at 11:04 am
“I am in Melbourne at the moment”
Hope you are wearing something suitably black.
June 7th, 2006 at 2:02 pm
Well I am glad you asked..and yes. A black Hugo Boss suit, white woolies own-brand shirt and to stop me from looking like a Mormon - a lovely blue and yellow tie from Salvatore Ferragamo (picked by JP who has exquisite taste in ties..) but now that I am back in Sydney I have slipped back into my hot pink vinyl bike shorts so that I blend in with the crowd..
GW
June 7th, 2006 at 3:12 pm
Actually I bought a Ferragamo tie the other day - expensive but nice quality.
You in bike shorts is not a pretty thought however, even if they were pink.