Pinot Noir from New Zealand and Tasmania

2004 Isabel Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 77+ Points
Riper Marlborough style overt asparagus, have shed some of it’s primary aromatic, good length. Drink now

2004 Seresin Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 82+ Points
Discreet, sweet, ripe pepper, hints of quince. Intense ripe citrus mouth feels, well complimented by soft acidity, good integration,, well rounded, juicy profile with hints of caramel on finish, now until 2010
3 % French oak mature – 3 % Semillon, blend of five vineyards

2005 Dog Point Marlborough Pinot Noir 82 Points
Fragrant, toasty, lovely ripe summer berries, hints of farmyard and wet earth, soft delicate flavours and through, acidity slightly on the high side, overpowering delicate fruit and oak integration, nevertheless a fine Pinot, that will drink well until 2012.
3rd vintage, Pinot sourced from a variety of vineyard, some 30 years old on free draining silty clay loams.

2005 Cloudy Bay Marlborough Pinot Noir 82 Points
Discreet, more subdued, but typical Pinot, alcohol slightly overpowering, good restraint, earthy, fresh, classy feel, slight bitterness on finish, will the dusty oak character integrate ?? Now until 2012

2001 Mount Edwards Central Otago Pinot Noir 80 Points
Evolved, tertiary phase, sweet, hints of farmyardy character, hung game, ripe red fruit, straw like, meaty, Bovril character, tea leaf scents, now until 2010. Blend of Gibson and Alexandia fruit, ow cropped, basket pressed.

2000 La Strada Marlborough Pinot Noir Clayvin Vineyards 70 Points
Made in association with Fromm winery, single vineyard, unfiltered, showing ripe fruit verging on porty character as well as vegetal note, sharp acidity, touch VA, fruit fading, the overripe character follows through, now until 2010

2000 Voss Estate Martinborough Pinot Noir 72+ Points
Sweet and sour cherries, alcohol overpowering, vanilla yogurt character, and sour milk aftertaste, now until 2010
15% new oak, roughly 3 ton per ha, alluvial soil, 30 meters above sea level, 330 mm of rain in growing season.

2000 Rippon Central Otago Pinot Noir 85 Points
Fresh classic feel, game, leather and earthy note, preserved Maraschino cherries, flavours follow through, good balance, fruit holding very well, long complex finish, now until 2011.
Lightly filtered, 35 % new oak, 10 month, 330 meters above sea level on shores of Lake Wanaka, the world most beautiful vineyard setting, Schist based soil, biodynamic farming, 600 ml annual rain

1999 Pipers Brook Tasmania, Australia Pinot Noir 77+ Points
Cool feel red fruit, almost kind of minty freshness, gamey, farmyardy and earthy, bit thin on the palate, acidity overpowering, finishes of note of sour cherries, now until 2010
Pinot Noir from Piper River, wine region on North coast, pioneered close planted VSP in Australia, 12 month in French oak.