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2003 Cloudy Bay Vineyards Pinot Noir Marlborough
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2003 Cloudy Bay Vineyards Pinot Noir Marlborough

Producer: Cloudy Bay Vineyards
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Pinot Noir
Origin: New Zealand
Region: New Zealand

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88 Points | International Wine Cellar , September/October 2005

($25) Medium fresh red. Aromas of black cherry, dark raspberry, menthol and flowers. A ripe, dry midweight with flavors of cherry, raspberry, dark chocolate and herbs, lifted by cinnamon spice. Not especially fleshy or complex, but nicely delineated and perfumed. The fresh cherry flavor carries through to the firmly tannic, slightly oaky finish. Tastes like pinot made by a sauvignon blanc specialist. A very food-friendly style. This was racked only for the assemblage

80 Points | Wine Spectator

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About New Zealand

New Zealand's ocean-influenced climate--markedly cooler than that of its neighbor Australia--yields wines with admirable fruit intensity and crisp acidity. Fully two-thirds of New Zealand's wine production is white, and more than half of the wine it ships to America is Sauvignon Blanc. The U.S. market has developed a major thirst for these juicy, fresh New Zealand Sauvignons, which are mostly free of oak influence. But New Zealand Pinot Noir, too, is growing...
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Pinot Noir

Adored by critics, prized by collectors, Pinot Noir is one of most tantalizing yet temperamental varietals in the world. For many wine enthusiasts, this is part of the appeal of Pinot -- it doesn't reveal its charms easily. Pinot Noir's virtue also stems from the unique characteristics of the grape. The skins are especially delicate, which accounts for the lighter color and body of finished wine. But, despite the delicacy, the best wines have excellent backbone and...
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