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Waipara Hills Simmonds Vineyard Marlborough NZ Pinot Noir 2004

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91/100 45

Big, soft, rich wine with plumy fruit and choc/mocha oak. Softly structured and quite long. Appelaing wine although perhaps lacking enough little complexity to lift it into a higher category. Perhaps a touch too sweet? Lots of spicy oak adds perfume.

Tasted: Jul 2005   Closure: S'cap    Average price: NZD $50 (~USD $38)

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