Saturday 10 December 2016

New Zealand Wine Review – Babich, Hawke's Bay, Syrah, 2015

Aroma: grassy and acidic
Color: dark purple and garnet
Consistency: light and slender legs
Taste: sharp and grassy with chocolate minty tips
Cost: $NZ14
Quality rating: 6
Value rating: 8
Final words: bouncy and confronting but suprisingly enjoyable.

New Zealand Wine Review – The Admiral Reserve Estate, Central Otago, Pinot Noir, 2013

Aroma: woody and toasty coriander grass and bark potato chips
Color: Purple black, very dark, opaque
Consistency: a light round rim with no legs
Taste: font of mouth earth herbs, mushrooms and dark greens
Cost: $NZ 24
Quality rating: 7/10
Value rating: 8/10
Fnal words: Not a traditional Pinot Noir but I liked it a lot. Well worth the price and the calories