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Villa Maria Cellar Selection NZ Pinot Noir 2009

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85/100 45

Moderately intense but slightly closed wine with a slight thread of hardness running through it - though not too bad. VA? Plum, cherry but a tad dulled. Slightly over-extracted for fruit weight?

Tasted: Nov 2010   Closure: S'cap    Average price: n/a

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