SOHO 2016 ‘Havana’ and McQueen’ Pinot Noirs

FEATURED WINES IN THIS REVIEW

• SOHO ‘Havana’ Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016
  Pinot Noir from New Zealand - Marlborough

  Review Date : 15-Feb-2018

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Moderately dark ruby-red colour with some depth, lighter on the edge. The nose is softly full with fragrant dark-red berry and cherry aromas that form an elegantly concentrated and tight core. The fruit is complexed by a harmonious layering with interwoven notes of fresh and dark herbs, liquorice, subtle spice notes, nutty oak and a hint of minerals. Medium-bodied, the palate has finely concentrated flavours of dark-red berry and cherry fruit with delicate notes of herbs and complexing minerally, reductive suggestions. The fruit is sweetly rich and enlivened by fresh, lacy acidity, and underlined by moderate, fine-grained tannin extraction. The palate is balanced and flows with good vitality and tension, unfolding red florals as it leads to a lingering finish. This is a finely presented Pinot Noir with dark-red cherry and berry fruit with herb and mineral notes on a fresh palate. Match with antipasto, poultry and pork dishes over the next 4 years. Hand-picked fruit from the company’s ‘Yarrum’ vineyard in the Southern Valleys, fermented to 13.0% alc., the wine aged 11 months in 25% new French oak. Certified BioGro organic. 18.0+/20 Feb 2018 RRP $38.00
• SOHO ‘McQueen’ Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016
  Pinot Noir from New Zealand - Otago

  Review Date : 15-Feb-2018

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Full, dark ruby-red colour, a little paler on the rim. The nose is firmly concentrated with a well-packed heart of ripe, dark-red berry and plum fruit aromas entwined with complexing dark herbal elements, a little earthiness and nutty oak, unfolding dark-red florals. This shows good volume with aeration. Medium-full bodied, the palate has rich and well-concentrated flavours of ripe, dark-red berry and plum fruit flavours melded with dark herbs, hints of spice and liquorice, earthy and nutty nuances adding detail and interest. The fruit is supported by fine-grained tannin extraction providing structure and grip, with balanced acid freshness. The palate has good drive and carries to a long and sustained finish of berryfruit and herbs. This is a rich and finely concentrated Pinot Noir with dark-red berry and plum fruit and herbal detail on a grainy-textured palate with drive and length. Match with lamb, beef and venison dishes, and game meat over the next 6+ years. Fruit from Bendigo, Gibbston and Bannockburn fermented with 25% whole bunches to 14.0% alc., the wine aged 12 months in 28% new French oak. 18.5/20 Feb 2018 RRP $50.00