New Zealand Pinot Noir

RE: New Zealand Pinot Noir

Timothy Gemelli — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 23:28:23 GMT

Thank you sir! Great in depth information... think my trip out to NZ might come sooner than later.

RE: New Zealand Pinot Noir

Hemant Kala — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 04:57:50 GMT

Thanks Cameron for such a great depth of information and that too in very precise and well defined way

Specially the tasting notes of the wine for all the region is just spectacular we are thankful to all the guild of sommelier admin team by putting all these topics together to understand the subject better and enhance the knowledge

RE: New Zealand Pinot Noir

Arvid Rosengren — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 19:09:46 GMT

Great stuff Cameron. I just recently got to visit New Zealand and focused on Pinot Noir. It really feels like the obvious potential of the grape here is getting realized, and quickly at that.

For me, I have to say I found most of my findings in Wairarapa "stuffy", and too heavy on that dark - almost cooked strawberry character, which in conjunction with oak makes for pretty rustic wines. Very easy (for me at least) to get confused with German Spätburgunder.

Marlborough is difficult and I still struggle to put it on the taste-map.

Otago provided the biggest surprise for me. I knew the wines were good, but I had some truly world class Pinots from the 2010 and 2011 vintages. Burn Cottage and Mount Edward's Morrison and Steven's Vineyards stand out in memory. Otago is still making big, sunbathed Pinot, but with nerve and elegance that wasn't there just a few years ago.