Sunday, December 22, 2013

Tasting of Pinots - Sileni Tahuna Pinot Noir 2004

Variety: 100% Pinot Noir

Country of origin: New Zealand
Wine appellation: Hawke's Bay
Vintage: 2004
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: light bricky red with orange meniscus
Bouquet: expressive, canned cherries, wild strawberries, vanilla
Taste: medium body, gentle, wild forest strawberries, round, canned cherries, vanilla (not sweet though),very good balance between fruit, acidity and oak,  longer finish
Overall score: 4+8+12+7+7+50=88
Price: CZK 475
Stopper: screw cap
Tasted previously in March 2013September 2010  and March 2010 this bottle confirmed the quality it ended sharing 2nd and 3rd place with Jedlička. On the picture it is the third bottle from right.

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