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Wild Earth “Blind Trail” 2007 Pinot Noir (Central Otago) – Such a pleasant, direct wine…sappy fruit (mostly berries), a bit of sweet earth, round-textured but with acidity, and finishing surprisingly strong. Nice. (6/09)
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Tim Cohen
July 7, 2009I had this wine about two months ago; thought it was trying to be a bit shiraz like.
nice wine though – I would definately have another look.
thor iverson
July 7, 2009Otago pinots are big, and there's no getting around that; even picking as early as possible (without being underripe) doesn't really help. But most producers are doing what they can do avoid overripeness and excess size. There's only so much they can do, but in the greater context of Otago pinot, this one's dark but actually on the less aggressive side.
It would be interesting if you could get a bottle of the Wild Earth bottling (e.g. no "Blind Trail") for a little more money. (Note here.) Then compare; I think you'll find this one lightens by comparison.
Or maybe you'll find them both shiraz-like. ;-)