Wednesday 10 August 2016

New Zealand Wine Review – Dry River, Martinborough, Pinot Noir, 2009

Aroma: peppery cranberry and red currant
Color: royal purple, blackberry red
Consistency: round hills with stout legs
Taste: pepper and green olives, deceptively pure and simple
Cost: from the cellar
Quality rating: 8/10
Final words: perfection, any one who doesn't rate this is a moron

New Zealand Wine Review – Selaks Reserve, Hawke's Bay, Pinot Gris, 2015

Aroma: Green apple and olives
Color: Quite dark, yellow and grey
Consistency: Steady and slow
Taste: Sour olive martini mid palette with metallic aftertaste
Cost: $NZ11.99
Quality rating: 2
Value rating: 5/10
Final words: Ask yourself "Is it worth the calories?"

New Zealand Wine Review – Pencarrow, Martinborough, Pinot Noir, 2014

Aroma: Herbaceous and complex with savory vanilla and early season cherry and plum
Color: Intense strawberry red
Consistency: Quick legs and evaporation
Taste: Tart plums, vigorous top palette, sharp and tasty
Cost: $NZ
Quality rating: 7/10
Final words: 7//10