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PAGE 18 Wednesday September 9 2020 BAY HARBOUR Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Wine Delightful drops from a hot season • By Mark Henderson THE MAJORITY of Central pinot noirs on the shelves at the moment are from the 2018 vintage. This was an exceptionally hot season from December through until the beginning of March, when cooler, rainy conditions helped moderate the effects of the summer. It tested the mettle of the wineries, yet while most of the 2018 wines will not be extremely long lived, they do offer delightful drinking now. Alongside those here today, a slew of late releases, and a comparative young ’un. 2018 Valli Waitaki Vineyard Pinot Noir Price: $69 Rating: Excellent Fragrant notes of wild herbs with cooler strawberry and darker fruits mingling. Sweet cherry and spicy oak frame the palate, adding a touch of lead pencil, showing good structure in the background. There’s generosity of fruit here, a sweetly fruited element building and good length. This has drinkability off the bat but potential too. www.valliwine.com 2018 Rockburn Central Otago Pinot Noir Price: $49.99 Rating: Excellent to outstanding Darker fruited expression offering mint/menthol, oak spices and savoury nuances. A depth of flavour that fills the mouth, supported by fine-grained tannins, as the sweet fruit mingles with wild herbs and savoury notes. Lovely texture, nice balance and integration gives this immediate drinkability. www.rockburn.co.nz 2016 Doctors Flat Price: $49.99 Rating: Outstanding Subtlety and elegance rule, darker fruited, sawn timber, spices, violets, growing in the glass with sweet fruits building. Wonderful intensity and depth of flavour to the dry, dusty palate and while approachable now, the powerful tannic structure is built for the future. Ripe but not sweet, the fruit hangs in the mouth on the long, dry close. Superb potential. www.doctorsflat.co.nz 2016 Domaine Thomson Surveyor Thomson Central Otago Pinot Noir Price: $55 Rating: Very good to excellent Talc and potpourri lead, shifting to mint/herbs, savoury touches and warm leather. Flirting with sweet ‘n’ sour nuances, oak noticeable, with powerful tannins getting the salivary juices going, a youthful gangliness at first. This grows enormously, an Italianate tanginess bringing delightful freshness. www. domainethomsonwines.com 2015 Maori Point Grand Reserve Professor’s Block Central Otago Pinot Noir Price: $69.95 Rating: Excellent Perfumed nose, licorice, blueberry, stones, a piquancy to this with hints of secondary characters. Deceptive intensity here, real power aligned with silkiness, while red currant/red fruits meld with lavender, leather and savoury nuances as the wine builds to a long, dry finish. Suggestive of some bottle age; in a lovely now. www.maoripoint.co.nz 2017 Te Kano Kin Pinot Noir Price: $29 Rating: Excellent Subtle nose at first, yet a suggestion of volume as the cherry, mixed berry and herb notes swell. Firm at first, but quickly fleshes out, developing lovely flavour intensity as savoury nuances add to the interest. Stylish, good freshness and well judged structural backbone make this lovely drinking now. Nicely done and good bang for buck. www.tekanoestate.com Summer Toenails Sorted before Book your Nail Reconstruction appointment today! after RiccaRton 37 Main South Road RedcliffS 2 augusta Street MaRSHlandS 427 Marshland Road PH 348 7910 | www.feetfirst.co.nz daRfield darfield Pharmacy
Wednesday September 9 2020 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz BAY HARBOUR PAGE 19 FREE Seedling kit & sticker with every $ 40 you spend COLLECT all 24 Promotion runs from 7 September until 18 Oct 2020 or while stocks last. You will receive one Little Garden seedling kit for every eligible purchase of $40 (exclusions apply) in one transaction instore or online at any New World store. Visit newworld.co.nz for T&Cs.
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