£11 @ local independent Wine Merchant

A Tasmanian Pinot Noir that my indy mentioned they came across when looking for a cool climate Aussie PN
failed to mention there is no oak at all in this

very disappointed
Unoaked PN is not my cuppa tea !
a little tart and fairly light in flavour
needs to be drunk in one sitting as any PN flavour has gone by the second day and just left with a non descript alcoholic liquid

Just incase you were to some across it and wonder... don't bother !

I have a Tasmanian PN that I picked up from M&S. No idea what lead me to buy it.

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tribs

I just had a quick look at the bottle. It is also unoaked, and guess what...




Its made by Tamar Ridge

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tribs

haha... Unlucky mate

you never know, mine might have been a naff bottle or just that its not to my taste

Unlucky mate, you never know, mine might have been a naff bottle or just that its not to my taste.

I've sampled the Ninth 9 sland brand with vineyards in Tasmania in the Tamar Valley.

I can't currently recommend Pinot Noir from the Tamar Valley either. The 2004 vintage went rather * moldy when I picked it off my rack 1.5 years later. Clearly a mistake to leave it for a year or so, as this wine may be best DYA (drink youngest available). I'd bought from Waitrose, and it was probably a year or 2 in stock, since the vintage release. They were very good about it, and credited me back on my card without any fuss. I'm not sure if they have stocked it recently.
The * wrong mold ! And, as Shezz has said, the fruit had all but gone AWOL, one was left with soaked old carpet liquor, an acidic twist and a few tart cherry skins. I wondered if the cap and bottling plant had a fault in sealing these bottles I'd bought ?

Very pale, short on tannin, rather thin and legless. Nice clear presentation though.

I've since tried the '08 courtesy of a friend, and whilst I can appreciate a luncheon new world unoaked pinot noir, I thought this '08 a much weaker version of Bertoli's Gulf Station. I notice that Kreglinger Estates want $282 OZ dollars for a case of the '10 - That = £14.50 per bottle - strong money.

edit 24/02/11....TBF, the 2010 could be a much riper, fuller and more fragrant vintage - only one way to check that They say best drunk this year. So I got that right at least.



Kreglinger Wine Estates in Tasmania and Yarra

I don't know why these producers have not experimented with subtle use of oak (say 10% new). It could be that the right oak is not going to be shipped down there without a very hefty price tag ? Or, that down-under pinot noir drinkers have different taste buds to ours ! These producers are quite new to the business of making Pinot Noir wines, so I'd expect them to get with-it in the future.

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Duncan