Wooing Tree, Pinot Noir, Central Otago

Screwcap. Strong nose of dried leaves, with background notes of cherry and saffron. Flavours of dried mushroom, brown leather, and cherry liqueur. No fresh fruit, but good tannin and acid; good with food. Palate shows significant (but not unpleasant) oxidation. Probably past its best, but still decent.

2006 vintage

Drunk on Christmas Day to accompany turkey, our wines this Christmas in lockdown UK are chosen to remind us of our favourite wineries we have visited in more pleasant times. We visited Wooing Tree in 2009 and spent a good afternoon with British owner Steve Farquharson. Opened 1 hour before pouring, then decanted. Medium plummy colour. Dry, plenty of fruit, especially cranberries. Dry palate, slightly spicy, cranberries, ground cumin, hint of cherries. Lovey long finish. At 12 years old, this …

2008 vintage

Bought 6b for 10/b 8+ years ago from a local chain of shops; this may be #6. Decanted with light sediment for its age. Aged pink with an amber edge; fragrant mature black cherry, baking spice, some oak that follow on the palate, somewhat Burgundian, very good mouthfeel. Delicious. Sorry to see it go, but it's time. Stored horizontally in a cool, dark basement since purchase. My evaluation: For me, scores on a "100-point scale" are misleading. I use a …

2008 vintage

Décevant avec sa bouche poivré et épicé mais très courte. Pas à la hauteur de ce que j'avais bu précédemment.

2008 vintage

De couleur rubis translucide tirant sur le orangé au pourtour. Le nez évoque la fumée, le chêne, les petits fruits des bois et le girofle. En bouche on a un beau fruité en attaque, avec un coté acidulé agréable. Pointe de girofle à mi-bouche et note fumée en arrière-plan. Un beau vin nuancé et assez délicat qui détient une saine amertume et une jolie allonge.

2008 vintage

beau pinot sur les épices et les fruits rouges. Acidité marquée qui pour l'instant balance bien le vin. À laisser vieillir pour voir comment il évoluera.

2008 vintage

I am very sorry that my bottle, despite being decent, is short of being impressive. Relatively high alcohol causes nice legs. The opening is typical Central Otago's - spice bomb. Middle is great but suddenly everything stopped in the middle part of the tongue. I hope it is just my bottle, otherwise there are other Kiwi pinots tastes better and cost at least 1/3 less.

2008 vintage

Excellent

2008 vintage

Nez un peu fermé pour l'instant, mais tout aussi savoureux en bouche qu'à l'habitude.

2008 vintage

Pale; upfront, bright fruit, polished; soft, supple yet with stuuffing; presence to a decent finish. Plenty to offer over the next couple+ years.

2008 vintage

A little spice, lots of fruit, very pleasant wine. Love this Pinot for the price. Would buy this again.

2008 vintage

WXTP Tasting (Brad's Place) : A very decent little Pinot. Young, but it should improve with time. On the nose, it showed ever so clearly as a New Zealand Pinot, with sweet cherry scents dancing alongside floral, violet accents and a more savoury, slightly herby twist of vine stems and lower-toned earthy notes. There was just a bit of a candied tone on the fruit aromas, but this more or less disappeared on the palate, which though very primary in …

2008 vintage

Pnp. Classic NZ Pinot. Good structure, some funk. Light but not thin. Nothing super complex, but delicious.

2006 vintage

Nice enough. More of a red fruit pinot with a fairly bright acidity. Not much nose.

2008 vintage

For a Pinot, quite good. Fuller body. Tart dark cherries. Cinnamon notes.

2008 vintage

Huge improvement with a few years under its belt! This wine certainly needs time and air! - Beautiful silky texture, Burgundian like texture and length! The main thing that comes to mind is cooked cherries, dipped in chocolate, with a little bit of lemon (acid) drizzled over the top of it. Do that, and THIS is the 2006 wooing tree! Enough acid to keep for another 5 years, may not get better, but you can certainly enjoy for awhile yet!

2006 vintage

Central Otago Wine Trip December 2010; 12/20/2010-12/23/2010 (Central Otago, New Zealand) : Very ripe and full cherry nose, good concentration with fine tannins and good acids holding this all together, will keep, but is approachable now

2008 vintage

Stunning, really enjoyed this. Oak was well integrated and abundant fruit present.

2006 vintage

Weak on the nose, but hints of un-sweet jam like from sloe berries. Taste was direct and peppery and also some tannins. Tastes of red acidic berries, like rowanberry jam. Long taste with then even more pepper.

2008 vintage

Pleasant enough Pinot, but nothing special. Nothing fundamentally wrong with it and some nice cherry flavors, but not a lot of intensity. Not a bad summer wine

2008 vintage

Central Otago Pinot Noir Expo (Prince Wine Store - Bank Street) : A rich and spicy Pinot, but still silky smooth and almost Burgundian with plums and dark cherry on the nose, but bright raspberries poking through the palette and the soft tannins. Really good.

2008 vintage

Nose of plums, coconut, red fruit and ground spice. Full flavoured palate of plums, pepper, dark chocolate, with good length and fine tannins.

2008 vintage

Reasonable Pinot.

2008 vintage

One for the cellar, will only improve with time - still too young and oaky, should open up with 4-5 more years. Not as smooth, silky, or fruit forward as the 05, but did open up considerably with 2 hours in the decanter - earth, plum, cherry, and spicy notes.

2006 vintage

drinking really well, just delicious with great pinot nose and fruit and more fruit on the palate, juicy but balanced with nice acidity

2006 vintage

Markedly improved from last tasting - me or the wine? Sexy sour cherries galore with a nice amount of funkiness. Comfortably integrated, lovely wine overall.

2006 vintage

Needs more time in the bottle to flesh out, but the fruit is very tasty. Loads of cherries and berries with a hint of brambly goodness. Wont be opening another any time soon, because this could be a 90+ point wine in a year or two.

2006 vintage

its big, with dark fruit and cherries on the nose and the palate, lovely and integrated, smooth with good mouth feel, a fruit driven pinot, a lovely drink

2006 vintage

Quite deep ruby, touch of pink on the rim. Soft, slightly fatty, plum and cherry nose, just a trace of oak. Quite full with nice chocolatey plum fruit and a touch of sousbois. Nice long finish. Very good stuff. 3+

2006 vintage

Pale pink. Some cherry to the nose. Palate is really lacking in any flavour except for some sweetness.

2006 vintage

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Wooing Tree, Pinot Noir, Central Otago

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