Karikari Estates – Serious and Hearty 2010s

FEATURED WINES IN THIS REVIEW

• Karikari Estate Karikari Peninsula Syrah 2010
  Syrah from New Zealand - Northland & Auckland

  Review Date : 12-Mar-2015

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Very full, near saturated purple-hued red colour. This has a full, voluminous nose that builds in depth, intensity and clarity of black berry fruits, liquorice and black pepper and an attractive underlay of oak spice. Full-bodied with explosively rich and ripe, spicy black berry fruits, plums and pepper, this is succulent and sweet, with flavours of Asian spices emerging and adding to the interest. The fruit is framed within a powerful, fully-extracted structure, the tannins fine-grained and hinting at accessibility. The acidity is restrained, and provides a roundness to the mouthfeel. The concentrated palate carries through to a very long and sustained finish of black pepper and liquorice. This is a densely concentrated and structured, ripe Syrah with bold flavours that build in the glass. Serve with slow-cooked game meat dishes over the next 9-12 years. Hand-picked fruit indigenous yeast fermented to 13.6% alc., the wine aged 8 months in new 500 L French oak puncheons. 18.5+/20 May 2012 RRP $55.00
• Karikari Estate Karikari Peninsula Pinotage 2010
  Pinotage from New Zealand - Northland & Auckland

  Review Date : 02-May-2012

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Hand-picked fruit indigenous yeast fermented to 13.6% alc., the wine aged 10 months in a new 500 L French oak puncheon and seasoned high-toast American oak barriques. Very full, deep, purple-hued ruby-red colour. The aromatics are a little restrained, but unfold to reveal lifted, savoury dark red berry and floral fruit and subtle oak spices. Full-bodied, this is tightly bound on palate with serious structure and extraction, the wine powerful and concentrated. The tannin grip is a feature and drives the mouthfeel. Sweet, black and dark red berry fruits with savoury floral elements are enhanced by bright acidity, which provides excellent tension and cut. Notes of plums, spices and soy sauce are carried by the firm tannins on the finish. This is a firmly structured wine which shows the Pinotage variety in a well-ripened and serious expression. Serve with coq au vin and roasted or grilled beef and lamb over the next 8-10 years. 18.5-/20 May 2012 RRP $29.50