http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/dec/19/marlborough-pinot-noir-wine-review

Not sure that I agree with this article. In 1995, whilst travelling on the Lions Tour to NZ, I hired a car and went wine tasting in Central Ortaga for several days. I ended up with around 20 cases of wine – shipped back to my home.

My initial conclusion is that NZ Pinot Noir is a different aninal to Burgundy and the USA. Most USA Pinot taste slightly “cooked” as its too warm. The terre and micro climate in NZ is  different to Burgundy. After the tour, I was in Queenstown and there was a shop that offered tastings of over 200 wines – they were all under nitrogen and you buy by the glass from a machine. To me NZ wine has more rasberry fruit and is also a lot sweeter than  Burgundy. The best were Gibson Valley, Arta Rangi. the nearest taste to it is a bottle of mid price Guvrey Chambertin. They do not have the range of taste from Clos Vougeot  to Richebourg. With Beaune and Nuits St George, because its such a wide catch, you need to looking at the producer.

Eddie

On the other hand, a cent bottle of