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My Top Three Pinot Noir Flavours of the Month..

When I am asked what my favourite pinot noir currently is, I am thrown into as much confusion about what to pick as Ferrari Formula One driver - Kimmi Raikkonen must be about which Pit-Stop bunny to choose to spray him in champagne when he wins a race. There really are just too many to pick only one... If Kimmi and I had our collective backs to the wall on the issue - I, for one would probably pick something from Victoria in Australia and something from the South Island of New Zealand, just to balance out the scales. Show me one Pinot and I will show you something just a little different from the next, but the basic characteristics of Pinot in the new world are either:- (A) Cherry, cedar and strawberry; and/or (B) Barn-yard floor, lucerne, cow-poo and dark fruits like plums and/or a combination of the two. Option B doesn`t sound too appealing, but as soon as you smell and taste it, you will fall for it. This is the flavour profile of most deserving Old World Pinots and many good New World Pinots, and they are awesome. I have chosen my current top three Pinot`s today as - Ata Rangi Pinot Noir (Marlborough - NZ) 2008 ($70) (Delivery Mid-October) These guys collect accolades to the point where there really is no room to mention them all. I am going to stick my neck out and say that they represent for me, the most consistently brilliant producer of Pinot Noir on the South Island. Look out for bitter chocolate, chewy ripe cherry, black tea and wild game finish. Kooyong Pinot Noir 2007 (Mornington - Australia) 2007($49) (Delivery Two Weeks) This winery made a huge noise with its 2004 vintage and seems to still be producing the goods. Look for raspberries, cherries, rhubarb and a hint of graphite (in a good way). Two Paddocks Pinot Noir 2007 ($47.50) (Delivery end of October) This is actor Sam Neill`s little nest egg. It took me a while to get around to tasting it, as I am sceptical about actors making it big and then deciding to retire disgracefully in a haze of wine fumes on a vineyard. Their wines are usually average or worse. This wine is an exception to the rule. Thanks to Mr Neill`s well capitalised approach, they have three small vineyards and together they produce one of the most impressive Pinots around - especially at this price. Look for brambles, blackcurrants and a long lingering finish that goes a few extra miles than the usual Pinot at this price point.


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