www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Lifestyle
Home / Lifestyle / Drinks

The pinot noir of 2009? It's from New Zealand

Agencies | Updated: 2010-02-02 16:21

SINGAPORE - It's a big call, nailing the single wine of 2009 that was most impressionable amongst so many good bottles and an ever-increasing myriad of quality, relatively more approachable wines produced around the globe.

However, Two Paddocks Pinot Noir 2006 from Central Otago, New Zealand, is the wine that stimulated my sensory core, viscera and thoughts most in terms of complexity, quality and sheer enjoyment.

It was my house red for a period. I simply could not get enough of it, drinking the supplier in Singapore dry. I then resorted to hording bottles on my travels to Malaysia.

I recently satisfied my thirst for it at Four Seasons in Hong Kong at the two-star Michelin restaurant Caprice. Caprice's head sommelier agreed with my admiration for the wine, in his words, "This wine is comparable to many red burgundies at several times the price." Quite a statement coming from a Frenchman.

Certainly New Zealand pinot noir is distinguishing itself on the world wine stage and unquestionably the red grape showing the most potential in the cooler areas moreover, stylistically diverse between regions with Central Otago center-stage in familiarity, popularity, individuality and arguably the most stunning wine region to visit on the planet.

Perhaps what I like most about Two Paddocks is it is atypical to what people perceive as New Zealand pinot noir and resonate in its individual character.

While unquestionably antipodean with the attractiveness of brighter berry fruits, texturally soft and inviting viscosity, refreshing acidities and a subtle sweetness; a combination of qualities that I find particularly suited to practically every Asian cuisine - whether spicy or not.

It is, however, noticeably more savory and has that special quality known as "tension," an attribute, Allen Meadow's, the leading authority on Burgundy and American pinot noir describes as the French equivalent of "nervosite," encompassing the nervy, invigorating natural acidity and taut yet fine-grained tannins that balances wines endowed with intense fruit.

The proprietor of Two Paddocks is New Zealand actor Sam Neill, who began with modest ambitions to satisfy the thirst of family and friends however, by his own admission, has now become "outrageously ambitious - we want to produce year after year, the world's best pinot noir."

The Two Paddocks wines are made by the Olympian of Central Otago, Dean Shaw, at Central Otago Wine Company, but make no mistake; Sam Neill is an auteurist agriculturalist and pinot noir producer. He just knows that to achieve perfection you need the help of the right people.

My tasting note on the 2006 Two Paddocks Pinot Noir - a blend of the three paddocks: there's a whiff of tobacco leaf and leather amongst enticing deep scents of black cherries, stewed plum and dried fig with an alluring herbal nuance of wild thyme and lavender.

It is curious how sometimes you can smell the viscosity in some wines, a sort of creamy-lactose milk chocolate sensation, which this wine has. There is also charred woods and black tea; amongst clove and black pepper spice with a wet slate and rusted iron-like minerality.

The palate entry is tart with tamarillo and sharp raspberry, fleshing out to sweeter red cherry and roasted beetroot with a soft and ethereal mid-palate - an easing back in the chair and nosing type of wine with a deceptive lightness - until the "tension" reminds you of the wines liveliness enhanced by a lingering savory herbal-spiciness.

Such intense carry of flavors in a delicate manner is the hallmark of great pinot noir, of which this wine has. It drinks wonderfully now having a couple of years in bottle and will develop nicely over 5 years or more, I suspect holding well up to 2016, maybe longer, given the screwcap closure.

If you cannot find the 2006, be on the lookout for the equally impressive 2007. If you're in Asia, you would be wise to register your interest with the vineyard direct, visit www.twopaddocks.com.

Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 九九视频免费在线观看 | 欧美精品国产一区二区三区 | 男人的天堂久久精品激情 | 成人一级视频 | 最新久久免费视频 | 国产精品亚洲一区二区三区在线观看 | 亚洲视频精品 | 成人国产一区二区三区 | 不卡午夜视频 | 亚洲精品中文字幕在线 | 黄色不卡视频 | 99精品久久久久久久免费看蜜月 | 九九久久久久久久爱 | 亚洲精品在线播放 | 国产三级在线免费观看 | 免费在线观看亚洲 | 国产手机在线视频放线视频 | 中文字幕亚洲国产 | 成年女人毛片免费播放视频m | 国产美女一级毛片 | 成年视频在线 | 国产精品成人免费综合 | 美女张开腿 | 久久精品九九 | 日韩国产成人精品视频 | 亚洲成网站 | 国产精品久久久久久久免费 | 国产精品久久久久久久午夜片 | 色偷偷在线刺激免费视频 | 国产午夜伦伦伦午夜伦 | 越南高清幻女bbwxxxx | 成人久久久观看免费毛片 | 最新国产精品自拍 | 国产精品免费一区二区三区 | 亚洲国产欧美91 | 视频一区二区三区自拍 | 亚洲人成日本在线观看 | 日本久久久久一级毛片 | 中文 日本 免费 高清 | 亚洲国产成人精品一区二区三区 | 九九视频免费精品视频免费 |