Pinot Noir is undoubtedly one of the world\u2019s most versatile food wines and outside of Burgundy in France, the Central Otago region in New Zealand\u2019s South Island is probably the world\u2019s premier Pinot producing region.<\/p>\n
The hallmarks of a good Central Otago Pinot include a savoury nose, sweet cherried fruit and a smooth smoky finish but regrettably, those fine features are not readily evident in the Rabbit Ranch Pinot Noir 2011 that I recently stumbled across in one of the \u201cmajors\u201d bottle shops. It\u2019s rare for me to speak ill of any Central Otago Pinot, but at around $25 a bottle, I expected a little more.<\/p>\n
Sure, the Rabbit Ranch has abundant fragrant cherry flavours on the palate and a hint of spiciness at the back, but without the firm constraints of tannin and oak and a noble structure, the uncontrolled fruit becomes a lolly bomb in the mouth that may as well be an RTD Cruiser without the fizz.<\/p>\n
I can\u2019t fault the creamy texture and velvety finale, but without any shackles on the overly candied flavours, it\u2019s just not my style of wine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pinot Noir is undoubtedly one of the world\u2019s most versatile food wines and outside of Burgundy in France, the Central Otago region in New Zealand\u2019s South Island is probably the world\u2019s premier Pinot producing region. The hallmarks of a good Central Otago Pinot include a savoury nose, sweet cherried fruit and a smooth smoky finish…
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