Thanks all for the various responses to my question - and I will go research the specific Pinot Noir thread as
@sagittariusdrake suggested
Not knowing where to start,
@JohnM 's poetry convinced me that it is an area worth exploring
As someone almost totally new to pinot noir, and seeking to start with something that is a good example of the varietal, I will grab a couple of the suggestions that
@TheRealTMA suggested.
Again, my thanks to all.
Tonight I am enjoying one of the bottles of Epic Negociants Semaphore shiraz (2017) that finally arrived after a good bargain order done online ($14.50 per bottle, delivered) Have never been a huge shiraz drinker as this is something that is extremely aussie-focussed (can not think of any country that loves their "syrah" so profoundly as australia) and tend to always drink what is made in the country I am living in. But it is very enjoyable. I have a profound weakness in wine snobbery as my ability to discern or express specific aromas and tastes is inhibited by mental issues, but for fun I got my wife and daughters to smell it and comment. My wife instantly said "blackcurrants or dark berries", which I agree with. My 15 year old then said "but to me there is a hint of olives". This blew me away as when I looked up the professional reviews on the Dans site the review by Sam King includes "nuances of black olives". When I told her this she was proud, but then said, in her stern and assured way "it is Kalamata olives".
Such perception and ability to voice this is clearly not inherited from her father :/