Felton Road - New Zealand Pinot

[Capocheny]

Hi Dananne,

My take on it was that it was quite different from most Pinots I've had before (and usually drink.) In fact, I found it hard to describe and that's why I was really keen on hearing your tn.

For me... I thought it was "almost too plush" and very, very smooth. Almost too smooth. It was not a fruit bomb in any sense of the word. The tannins were very, very soft... it had the traditional cherry/plum notes and a bit of herbaceousness to it (all very, very subtle, IMHO.) Low to no acidity? I sense there could have been much more complexity to it... if it matured a bit with time.

I'm not saying that it wasn't tasty or anything like that... I'm just saying that it was quite different from the Pinots I usually drink (ie: Prieur, Babcock, Marimar Torres, Saintsbury, etc.)

I'll look for your thoughts and take on it... [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]

Who knows... it might just have been my nose and palate that evening.

So many wines... so little time!

Cheers

Oh, btw, we also had the Block 3 and 5 that evening. The Block 3 was more like a Marimar Torres but, again, more on the smooth, plush side. It was my favorite of the three.

The Block 5 was in between the 3 and the regular Otaga bottling. Again, fat, soft, plush... low to no acidity, soft tannins, very understated!

Pure, unadulterated, expression of the Pinot Noir grape? [shrugging my shoulders...]

We also had their Riesling that evening and, surprisingly, it was my favorite wine of the group. And, since I'm not usually a white wine fan... it says alot about this one! [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]

[This message has been edited by Capocheny (edited 07-28-2005).]