2002 Dyed-in-the-Wool "Unchangeable" Pinot Noir

[dananne]

Ram's Reserve, Marlborough, NZ.

Dark garnet in color, nose of raspberry preserves and plum. Flavors follow nose, adding some tart bing cherry on the finish. Very soft and flavorful, but a shorter finish than I would like. Not bad, but not terribly complicated, either. A shorter-term drinker -- I wouldn't sit on it very long. Alc. 13.5%, paid $18 locally. FWIW, WE 86. They say drink soon, too. Anne liked it, and also liked the sheep on the label. Perhaps one has to do with the other.

[dananne]

Had another of these at our porch gathering this weekend. Still a nice P/Q Pinot Noir, and a fleshier example than some of the NZ ones, which can seem a bit thin, from my experience. No changes in the TN. Finish may have improved a touch -- didn't seem as short this time.