Carrick Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2009
Pinot Noir
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Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2009
Size
750ML
ABV
14%
Features
Collectible
Screw Cap
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Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
A complex brooding nose showing layers of black cherry, chocolate and cinnamon. The palate is texturally driven with a richness and density of flavor showing sweet succulent fruit, exotic spice and an aromatic dried herb aspect making for a layered, complex wine.
The power and weight are held in check by the fine silky tannins which provide a solid backbone. This wine is mouth-filling, complete, and harmonious with a long, complex finish.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Matured for 11 months in French oak, 20% new, the 2009 Pinot Noir provides a medium ruby-purple color and intense aromas of black cherry and black raspberry with some floral/wilted roses and lavender nuances plus whiffs of forest floor and black truffles. There’s stunning purity and nervy intensity on the palate with a high level of racy acidity cutting through the rich, medium to full bodied fruit and textured by a medium to firm level of finely grained tannins. The finish is long.
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Wine Enthusiast
This is a fairly big, muscular Pinot Noir, with beefy black-cherry fruit and oaky overtones of brown sugar. Give it a year or more to smooth out, because the long, intense finish filled with berry fruit shows tremendous promise. Drink 2013–2020.
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Bannockburn, home to Carrick wines is found deep in the southern interior of the South Island of New Zealand in the wine region of Central Otago. Nestled at the southern end of one of the broad glacial river valleys surrounded by the Cairnmuir and Carrick mountain ranges, Bannockburn enjoys a continental climate with low rainfall and high sunshine hours. The long cool autumns with their warm days and cool nights create ideal conditions for the production of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling. Other grape varieties such as Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris also thrive in Central Otago's microclimate.
Carrick strives to make wines that speak truthfully of their vineyard origins. Winemaker, Francis Hutt, works closely with viticulturist Blair Deaker to make vineyard and winery decisions that will enhance the finished wines, as well as staying true to their organic values.
PPW135332_2009 Item# 135332