Southern Wines, owned by the Moffit family, is based in Alexandra and produces some excellent value pinot noir under several different labels - Pick & Shovel, Rock n Pillar and Dry Gully. Show BEST VALUE Pick & Shovel Central Otago Pinot Noir 2013 $19 Three and a half stars (out of five) Good value Lively, ripe red fruits that dance in the mouth supported by spicy undertones, hints of toasty oak, and a firm, lingering finish. This comes from the Alexandra area. southernwines.co.nz Rock n Pillar Central Otago Pinot Noir 2013 $29 Three and a half stars Good value From a single vineyard on Earnscleugh Rd, Alexandra, this is powerful with lots of spicy oak but enough fruit to balance it, a silky texture and a lively, fresh aftertaste. southernwines.co.nz Mud House Central Otago Pinot Noir 2013 $25 Three stars Average value From vineyards in Bendigo, this hints of stewed berries and cherries, with a light spicy savouriness, a suggestion of mineral, dusty tannins and a lively finish. mudhouse.co.nz Dry Gully Central Otago 2013 $32 Three and a half stars Average value Although light in colour this isn't light in flavour, with red fruits, spicy oak with hints of dark chocolate, spicy undertones, dusty tannins and a fresh, lively finish. From Moffit family vineyards in Alexandra. southernwines.co.nz Black Ridge Central Otago Pinot Noir 2010 $39 Three and a half stars Average value At four years old, this is mature, slightly funky but nicely mellowed and integrated with red fruits, a hint of lanolin, and still with a fresh [email protected] Rockburn 10 Barrels Central Otago Pinot Noir 2012 $96 Four stars Below average value Rockburn's super-premium barrel selection from Gibbston vineyards is a lively, youthful wine with an attractive aroma, charming juicy red fruits, supple dusty tannins, savoury nuances, and refined complexity. It shows how lovely Gibbston wine can be in a good year, and how it needs time to develop. rockburn.co.nz ANOTHER GLASS Thornbury Central Otago Pinot Noir 2012 $24 Three stars Average value Bright with a cerise rim, this is lightly leafy on the nose, the fruit is sweet with a lively edge, and there's lots of flavour, savoury undertones and a hint of spice. www.thornbury.co.nz Black Ridge Reserve Central Otago 2006 $65 Four stars Below average value Definitely a mature wine, slightly funky with hints of lanolin and spice, but it's nicely mellowed and integrated with red fruits and spicy undertones, yet still fresh and lively. Drinking nicely at present. Bill & Sibylla Moffitt who own Dry Gully live and maintain the vineyard. Sibylla grew up here as a child and has many memories of how it used to be, gold mining, dredges and fruit trees. The vineyard was planted in 1991 and is predominately Pinot Noir, producing a consistently charming and elegant wine, acknowledged internationally for it quality. For New Zealand the 2011 vintage is best remembered for the devastating earthquake that ripped through Christchurch, destroying lives and injuring thousands. Although the vintage itself was mostly unscathed, the natural disaster cast a looming shadow over the year. Bright light purple colour under light. Clean fresh Pinot nose. Lovely clean simple fruit with a savoury forest floor character, nicely balanced with a dry tannin finish. Enjoyed with pasta and traditional Italian tomato sauce on the West Cost. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment What Do You Think?Add a Tasting NotePro ReviewsProfessional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more. Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more. Central Otago, New Zealand
Jamon de pato Starter CourseDuck ham, pear and pecorino cream Argentinian Cep and ricotta ravioli Main CourseWith Jerusalem artichoke fonduta and winter truffle Contains: porcini Argentinian Pato en mole verde Main CourseDuck in green tomato, chilli and pumpkin seed sauce Contains: green mole Mexican Duck with pineapple Main Course Chinese All vintages 89 / 100 4 scores 2014 Vintage Tasted: Aug 2015 When to drink: 2015 to 2020 2013 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2015 2011 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2012 2009 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2010 Rate Pick & Shovel Pinot Noir Excellent 2013 Vintage Saved: 30-Oct-2022 Delicious rosé, dry and a bit sweet Browse through and learn what happened during different wine vintages. A useful resource for hunting down that rare bottle or a birthday-year wine for a loved one’s special day. Although individual vintage reports are still being written, some key vintages of the past 40 years have region-specific reports. Every vintage page from the most recent to the oldest has detailed charts showing production by region and the most popular, best, most expensive and cheapest wines of the vintage currently listed. Is Pinot Noir considered a good wine?Pinot Noir is one of the world's most popular red wines. It's made from black-skinned grapes that thrive in a narrow spectrum of cooler climates. It's also notoriously difficult to grow. When done right, it produces lighter-bodied wines of elegance, complexity and longevity. Why do some people not like Pinot Noir?It's not an easy grape to pin down. Pinot Noir is said to be good at expressing terroir, so the taste varies a lot depending on where it comes from. Also it's an old variety and genetically unstable, so the grapes don't always turn out how you expect. Is A Pinot Noir a dry or Sweet wine?Pinot Noir is generally a dry wine. The process of fermentation typically goes uninterrupted to ensure the sugar in the grapes fully converts to alcohol, resulting in a drier wine with a lower sugar content. Pinot Noir is almost always a dry wine and tends to be medium-bodied with low tannins and palpable acidity. Why is Pinot Noir so good?First of all, this noble red variety from France's Burgundy region makes an intensely flavored, complex, high acid wine with incredible longevity. As the climate gets warmer, the fruit becomes riper and more obvious, and the acid softens a bit. The net result in any case is a wine that will not overpower your meal. |
