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Takes 2 steps back with a classic Pinot nose, then runs straight at you, socks you in the face with early-harvest strawberry and/or raspberry, then settles back down again with a nuanced finish.

Bear in mind that I’m fairly shitty at the time of this writing, because we’ve just finished reviewing the 03 RR MacPhail and the 03 Sonoma Kosta Browne. Yeah… we don’t spit, and we like to review ridiculous wines back-to-back like this.

It needed a lot of air–we left it open for 3 hours prior to sucking it down. Air hits it like a pot brownie hits a bully: it creeps in, but over time it mellows the bully considerably, into something that’s really nice to hang out with. It’s light in color–looks like cherry soda in the glass, but if I were a Hobbit–and we all know Hobbits come from New Zealand–I would lay this up in my hole for a couple of years and then crack it open with some Gouda cheese and a big bowl full of Old Toby; then I’d lay back and dig the fireworks. And there are a lot of fireworks at work here. It’s a spicy glass for a pinot– but I’m gonna come back to this one in an hour or two and see if she lays down a bit and sheds some of the acidity. After drinking this wine, it is not hard to believe that New Zealand can become a major player in the Pinot market. At $18.99 at Costco, a steal.

An hour or two later:
Uh… I’m way too loaded to comment. It’s pretty fucking good. Where’s the pizza?

(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)

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