Peregrine – Wine with Altitude

FEATURED WINES IN THIS REVIEW

• Peregrine Central Otago Pinot Gris 2011
  Pinot Gris from New Zealand - Otago

  Review Date : 10-Oct-2011

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Bright, pale straw-yellow colour with a pale edge, the bouquet is very fine, elegant and tightly bound with delicate spiced pear aromas along with flint and mineral notes. Dryish to taste and medium weighted, this has a good core of steely stonefruit and white floral flavours with minerally nuances. The palate shows good drive with some alcohol power, and the moderate acidity allows the fine, soft textures lead to a dry, nuanced, aromatic and lifted finish. Fruit from the Cromwell Basin, 85% whole bunch pressed and fermented to 14.0% alc. with 6.5 g/L rs, the wine spending 3 months on lees. A wine with delicacy and fine dryness to match Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese cuisine over the next 3-4+ years. 17.5/20 Oct 2011 RRP $25.00
• Peregrine Central Otago Chardonnay 2010
  Chardonnay from New Zealand - Otago

  Review Date : 10-Oct-2011

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  100% Cromwell Basin fruit, WBP and fully barrel-fermented to 14.0% alc., the wine spending 10 months in French oak. Light straw-yellow colour with lemon-gold hues and a pale edge. This has an attractive, rich and intense nose of bright, fresh and cutting citrus and mealy fruit, buttery MLF and nutty barrel-ferment aromas, as well as a steely, minerally note, wonderfully balanced and integrated. Medium-full bodied, the palate shows richly concentrated flavours of citrus and stonefruit, mealy elements, nutty oak and subtle nuances of buttery MLF. The wine is soft and creamy textured, quite seamless and harmonious, the acidity quite discreet; the finish gentle and subtle. A soft, integrated wine with the concentration to match most seafood, poultry and pork dishes over the next 3-5 years. 18.5/20 Oct 2011 RRP $25.00
• Peregrine Central Otago Pinot Noir 2010
  Pinot Noir from New Zealand - Otago

  Review Date : 10-Oct-2011

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  58% Bendigo, 57% Lowburn and 5% Gibbston fruit fully destemmed and fermented to 13.5% alc., the wine aged 10 months in French oak. Full, deep, purple-hued ruby-red colour, youthful in appearance. This has a refined, tight nose of pure, dark berry and cherry fruit with mineral hints, delicate floral nuances and oak spice, along with a whisker of reduction. The bouquet develops and fruit blossoms in the glass. Medium-full bodied, this has a fine, elegantly proportioned palate with tightly bound, but sweet dark berry and cherry fruit flavours, lifted by violetty florals and balanced, oaking. Excellent acidity and fine-grained tannins provide a silkiness of texture and vibrancy with tension. A balanced wine with poise and the potential to blossom over the next 6-8 years. Match with Asian roasted duck and pork dishes. 18.5-/20 Oct 2011 RRP $40.00
• Saddleback Central Otago Pinot Noir 2009
  Pinot Noir from New Zealand - Otago

  Review Date : 10-Oct-2011

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Clones 5, 6, 10/5, Abel, 115, 667 and 777, 59% Cromwell Basin and 41% Gibbston, destemmed and given a cold soak, then fermented to 13.5% alc., the wine aged in seasoned French oak. Deepish ruby-red colour with some garnet hues on edge, the bouquet is voluminous, open and filled with soft dark red berry fruit aromas interwoven with thyme herb and lifted violetty floral notes and some savoury elements. Medium-full bodied, this has a full palate with flavours of ripe dark berries, raspberry liqueur and plums with savoury game and herb nuances showing. Sweet, fleshy and juicy, the moderate tannin extraction allows the fruit sweetness to feature and provides a soft, supple framework. Match with tapas, pasta, pizza and Middle Eastern cuisine over the next 4-5 years. 18.0/20 Oct 2011 RRP $25.00