Posts in 2020
Destiny Bay 'Magna Praemia' 2020, Waiheke Island, Auckland

Opaque core with dark purple hues and bright pink rim. The bouquet is incredible, concentrated and focused, led by aromas of dark plums and blackberries, smoky chocolate and sweet toasty wood, violets and olive, sweet tobacco and iron….

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Carrick 'The Magnetic' Organic Pinot Noir 2020, Bannockburn, Central Otago

I decided to taste this Pinot Noir over 3 days, when I first tasted it - it seemed closed and unresponsive - now after a few days the bouquet has blossomed into something quite different - floral and fruity, a very mild savoury complexity and generous yet not overdone barrel scents….

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