"Gorgeously complex & lifted" Wine Orbit
"Generous, flavoursome & refined with a lengthy smooth finish" Wine Orbit
Delicious with game bird dishes such as roast pheasant or crispy Peking duck pancakes
Kalex Big Back Yard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017
Kalex Big Back Yard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017
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Awarded 93/100 Points & 5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Nov 2019
Description
- Unfiltered & unfined
- Forest red fruits
- Roasted nuts
- Silky & lush tannins
"Gorgeously complex and lifted, the wine shows dark plum, cherry, tapenade, roasted nut and truffle aromas on the nose, followed by a wonderfully weighted palate that is silky and persistent. It’s generous, flavoursome and refined with a lengthy smooth finish. At its best: now to 2025" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Nov 2019
Subtle smoke, forest red fruits, long soft lush tannins captured in a silky, soft Pinot Noir.
The fruit for this wine was sourced from the Alexandra & Bendigo sub regions. 2017 was the coolest vintage for at least 15 years. The unusually warm September was followed by a good October and then a period of below average temperatures through until late February. Fortunately flowering was good but the cooler weather during berry development meant bunch sizes were below average. Fruit quality was excellent.
The winemakers here typically pick at 21.5 - 23.5 brix depending on the vineyard. The fruit is handsorted twice and partially destemmed (depending on vineyard, usually 50%whole cluster) into 2.5 tonne vats. There is no addition of SO2 at this point and the wines ferment spontaneously. The ferment reaches 25-27 C at peak and grapes are pumped over gently twice a day until 2/3 ferment is over, then twice daily foot plunging. The wine is on skins between 5-8 weeks. Pressings are combined with free run juice and MLF is totally native and no SO2 is added until wine is racked and blended to tank helping to integrate tannins and allow the wine to develop as a whole. Unfiltered & Unfined wine.
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Much enjoyed pity they ran out of stock!
Kent - 04/05/2020
Would like some more
Peter - 20/04/2020
Really nice wine. Will buy again
Alan - 12/04/2020
Lots of layers. Almost perfumed. Beautiful Pinot.
Vicki - 08/04/2020
A lovely pinot with a nice full body
Susan - 06/04/2020
Very smooth drop, just ordered some more
Wendy - 05/04/2020
Great value for money, will get even better the next few years.
Derek - 05/05/2020
Will buy it again if available
Max - 04/05/2020
Very tasty central Otago Pinot. All that great schist flavor that we love from the region. Good value for money for a wine from CO
Geraldine - 25/04/2020
Excellent value for money. Proves that Otago beats Marlborough for Pinot especially at this price point. Soft & full of flavour.
Malcolm - 22/04/2020
Good representation of a central otago pinot from 2017
Paul - 22/04/2020
Better than the invoice price would indicate, not too bad ??
Kevin - 21/04/2020
Very Good
Graham - 08/04/2020
Really enjoyed this, good value for money! Thanks Team Black Market...
Kylie - 06/04/2020
Nice and refreshing, good flavour
Lynette - 04/04/2020
Pleasant enough; good price
Phil - 27/04/2020
Good value for money but not sure if it suited my tastes. Anyway I've got another 4 to try so it may grow on me. Cheers
Aaron - 23/04/2020
Nice, easy drinking, mid-weighted Pinot for the money.
Mark - 03/04/2020
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