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Signing on to this thread. I have developed a new liking for Pinot, the more I drink it!
Exactly the same thing here.
Any favourites you want to share?
Signing on to this thread. I have developed a new liking for Pinot, the more I drink it!
Exactly the same thing here.
I think it’s the opposite. I do like some of the McLaren Vale offerings though, which is where I tried my first over Christmas. Leconfield is good but I’m a novice so it might be rank to ‘the experts’ here.Any favourites you want to share?
Any favourites you want to share?
I didn’t know Leconfield had a Pinot in their rangeI think it’s the opposite. I do like some of the McLaren Vale offerings though, which is where I tried my first over Christmas. Leconfield is good but I’m a novice so it might be rank to ‘the experts’ here.
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21212 dinner Edinburgh with these wines. White was very strange. So was the sommelier. Very strange wine list with not much recognizable.
Next night at Kyloe, a fabulous Argentinian Malbec from the Eco Valley for 2/3rds the price.
Ah! Whoops wrong thread! Thanks. Moved it.A bit OT for the PN thread TRTMA
My bad. Cab Merlot. Told ya I was a beginner.I didn’t know Leconfield had a Pinot in their range
Drinking a Mike Press today.
Courtesy of Buzz. (Thanks Buzz)
He reckons it’s not a great year. But I’m enjoying it
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I am no expert, but after a visit to the Mornington Peninsula early last year we have recently enjoyed a few of our purchases.
They include: Stonier Pinot Noir, 10 Miles by Tractor, Baillieu 2015 Pinot, Quealy Pinot (a quirky little winery)
Been drinking the 2017 Allies Assemblage. Good quaffer IMHO
Allies Assemblage Pinot Noir 2017
Haven't tried the 2015 so can't compare.
if you like mornington pinot, then perhaps try Allies Assemblage
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I regard Pinot Noirs as similar to the Beaujolais style of wines. They should be consumed when they are young and fresh.
I am not a fan of aged Pinot Noirs
Really all depends on the wine makers' techniques. And some (many) Burgundies need at least 10+ years or more. Quite a few are paint strippers with tannins that tear your tongue out when young!I've had some aged Beaujolais and that stuff can age and age well. I'm talking 35+ years old.
Not (yet) as cheap as the 2015 which was mentioned on Winefront after being posted here, MWG also has the 2016 Riorret Lusatia Park (TL97, HH95, JH94, CM(WF)93+, RD17.5/20) for $31.65, whilst the 2017 (CM(WF)95) is at AusCellardoor for $35.91 delivered after 10% off (pm me for code)
I'll keep an eye out for the Mewstone for you.
Several years ago I went through a Pinot frenzy stage. I recently looked through my stored wines and decided that I needed to clean out the last of the 2010 Pinots (Aus & NZ) as I suspected they may be losing their lustre.
I was right. While none of the wines were over the hill (all had been kept in wine cabinets since purchase), distinctiveness was gone - especially among the Australians. They all tasted much the same - not exactly what I bought them for.
What universally came through was acidity - so they had held together but had lost freshness and certainly none had any 'wow factor' remaining.
Individual sub-labels may be difficult to pick up, but all were different (eg. the three Felton Roads are all different; Main Ridge is a Half Acre and an Acre).
My broad bottom-line conclusion based on this lot (and based on my memory of drinking their siblings earlier): drink Aus Pinots within about 4 years and all but the most exceptional NZ Pinots within about 5 years to best appreciate them.
Essentially, they are modern wines that do not need age to shine.
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