Opinions on Lindemans?

[brappy]

Haven't tried anything from Lindeman's for several years. Maybe I should go back and give them another shot but there's too many great small producers out of Australia in the same price point. With Australian wines, I look for the importer. The Greatful Palate, Ben Hammerschlagg(Epicurian Wines), The Australian Premium Wine Collection along with others are some to look for. There are always exceptions, but after a few years of matching my palate to these importer's palates, these are the wines I trust. It gets much deeper than that, but that's a start.

As to a Pinot Noir from Australia......I've had a couple that I've enjoyed (out of around 50 tasted), but nothing that screams out to me. I guess with Pinot Noir, I'm stuck in a couple of places: Burgundy and Oregon. Your description of the Lindeman's PN is about what I think of most PNs from Australia, add a green pepper or two. For the most part, Australia = Shiraz. With exceptions of course, but predominately, that's it.

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