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Ocean Eight 'Aylward' Pinot Noir 2008
Medium Bodied, Dry, Red, Pinot Noir, Drink now or cellar, 13.5% alc.
Very low yeilds from the vines for this wine. Displaying a very dark red hue the wine speaks out concentration and power. The primary fruit is bright fresh raspberry, whilst the other aromas include moist leaf, mushroom and lavender. On the palate all of these flavours merge seamlessly. This merger leads to a thick textural experience. Rich and powerful, yet delicate and fragrant. Very subtle oak integration showing real length & poise.
Notes on the 2007 vintage:
"Excellent hue; crammed with ripe, spicy cherry fruit on the bouquet and palate, with a neat counterplay of a touch of forest floor; the length and balance are impeccable. Distinguished wine." 96 Points - James Halliday, Wine Companion 2011
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| $54.95 per bottle |
| Country: |
Australia |
| Region: |
Mornington Peninsula |
| Producer: |
Ocean Eight |
| Vintage: |
2008 |
Ocean Eight Pinot Noir 2009
Medium Bodied, Dry, Red, Pinot Noir, Drink now or cellar, 13% alc.
The Ocean Eight Pinot Noir is all about highlighting varietal characters. It's all about showing off the capabilities of the Mornington Peninsula and giving our French counterparts a run for their money.
The 2009 Pinot Noir has fantastic palate weight. There is a great complexity of fruit flavours red cherries, plums, mulberries and a hint of violets. There are also some beautiful earthy overtones that can be put down to the vineyard soil profile. The most elegant feature of this wine is the silky texture before a lingering finish. The wine matches perfectly with game! Quail, Pigeon or Goose; i.e. Anything with feathers and plenty of flavours.
Notes on the 2008 vintage:
"The Mornington Peninsula is a wine region to be reckoned with these days. You can even talk rapturously about it without mentioning the beautiful scenery. Pinot noir from the peninsula has come one heck of a long way. What I like here is that it carries ripe, sweet, cherried fruit flavour and yet it’s not what I would call a fruit-driven wine. It’s a sign of how far Australian pinot noir, full stop, has come. This is a wine that is more about structure and balance than it is about fruit or oak. It tastes of earth, fresh rhubarb, and dark cherry, with highlights of milky, sappy complexity. Its tannin structure is the thing that really impresses though. This is a pinot noir with a future." 94+ Points - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
"Clear red-crimson; the bouquet is fragrant and slightly spicy, the palate with a savoury/minerally/stemmy coat around its core of plum and black cherry fruit; good drive and length.” 94 Points - James Halliday, Wine Companion
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| $36.95 per bottle |
| Country: |
Australia |
| Region: |
Mornington Peninsula |
| Producer: |
Ocean Eight |
| Vintage: |
2009 |