Flying Sheep 2012 Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Noir

FEATURED WINES IN THIS REVIEW

• Flying Sheep Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2012
  Pinot Gris from New Zealand - Hawke's Bay

  Review Date : 09-Jun-2014

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Bright, pale straw-yellow colour with lemon-green hues. The bouquet is soft and light with gentle aromas of yellow stonefruits along with subtle flint and mineral lees-like elements, lifted with floral nuances. Dryish to taste and medium-full bodied, the palate has soft, up-front yellow stonefruit flavours enhanced by delicate mineral, floral and honeysuckle notes. This has good presence and mouthfeel, the wine soft-textured with a suggestion of unctuousness. Some alcohol power and phenolic emerge, providing a firm core that carries through to an open, dry-textured finish with light stonefruit elements. This is an up-front, soft and dry Pinot Gris with good weight and a dry finish. Serve with seafood and tapas over the next 2-3 years. 100% Pinot Gris cool-fermented in stainless-steel to 15.0% alc. and 2.5 g/L RS. 16.5+/20 Jun 2014 RRP $28.00
• Flying Sheep Hawke’s Bay Gewurztraminer 2012
  Gewurztraminer from New Zealand - Hawke's Bay

  Review Date : 10-Jun-2014

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  100% Gewurztraminer given 6 hours skin contact and fermented in stainless-steel to 14.3% alc. and 1 g/L RS. Brilliant, light golden-straw colour, lighter on rim. This has an intense and well-concentrated nose of rose-petal florals entwined with spices and ginger, along with complexing nuances of flinty lees elements and hints of secondary hair-oil elements. Dry to taste and medium-full bodied, deep and concentrated flavours of root-ginger, rose-petals and spices form a firm palate line. The mouthfeel is rounded with some oily unctuousness and soft acidity, and driven by alcoholic power. The wine leads to a densely packed and long lingering finish with varietal bitter ginger notes. This is a well-concentrated and moderately powerful dry Gewurztraminer with some secondary oily development. Serve with Middle Eastern cuisine over the next 3 years. 17.5-/20 Jun 2014 RRP $28.00
• Flying Sheep Hawke’s Bay Pinot Noir 2012
  Pinot Noir from New Zealand - Hawke's Bay

  Review Date : 09-Jun-2014

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Dark, deep, black-red hearted ruby colour, youthful in appearance. The bouquet is elegantly full and deep with aromas of black berry and black cherry fruit entwined with layers of earth and oak spices with some resinous elements. Medium-bodied, the palate is soft and plush with juicy fruit flavours of dark red berry fruits, spicy plums, liquorice and earthy minerals. This has good density, depth and weight, with a firm core and line, and balanced background acidity. The flavours flow with drive, the tannins guiding the fruit to a moderately sustained finish with a combination of spices and plum nuances. This is a juicy, plummy, spicy and earthy flavoured Pinot Noir with a firm underlying line. Match with coq au vin and casseroles over the next 3-4+ years. 100% Pinot Noir fully destemmed, given a cold soak, and fermented with a high portion of whole berries, partially by indigenous yeasts to 13.0% alc., the wine aged in seasoned French oak barrels. 17.0+/20 Jun 2014 RRP $35.00