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| PAPER ROAD PINOT NOIR 2018 Wairarapa, North Island |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
Paddy Borthwick |
| Assessed from a bottle purchased at the LCBO. If there ever was a really happy, relaxed, ripe, fruity, cherry-raspberry driven Pinot Noir - this is it! The Borthwick family with their vineyards in Gladstone - the heart of the Wairarapa - have a well-priced winner. Medium-deep ruby red colour, the attractive, fresh, slightly spicy, ripe, raspberry-plum-crancherry fruit-driven nose comes with gentle cedary notes. Dry, on the light side of medium bodied, very bright, fairly intense, ripe, fruity,raspberry-plum-cherry flavours with a lingering, fairly high acid finish. Aged in 85% French oak for 8 months (15% new) while the balance of 15% was in stainless steel (the latter accounting for lifted total acidity and freshness). It has 13.5% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar with lot number 19336 on the lower part of the glass bottle and 5145 on the back label. The recommended 2016 (**+) was released on July 7, 2018 at $26.95. |
CSPC |
179770 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Nic Pea |
| Country |
New Zealand |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
***(90 points)
Bright, Ripe, Juicy, Fruity |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: Fresh, pure and nicely ripe red cherries abound with gently spicy allure. There's a very supple and fleshy feel here that carries a wealth of ripe cherries and sappy, succulent tannin. Drink now [to 2022+]. Score - 92 (jamessuckling.com, Oct. 16, 2019) |
Price |
$ 24.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - November 28, 2020 |
| Cases bought |
167 (12 bottles per case) |
Check LCBO Availability |
Score: - NOT PRESENTED * Very Basic *+ OK
** Good **/**+ Very Good **+ Excellent *** Outstanding ***+ Superb
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