Winery - Staete Landt
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
An interesting take on Pinot Gris, barrel-fermented in older French oak. The result accentuates the variety’s smoky, nutty characters and adds heft and texture. Apple and honey flavors give it enough fruit to carry the weight, and the wine picks up pleasant spice notes on the finish. Drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Not a strong effort, this shows overt bell pepper and honey on the nose, then follows that up with flavors of peach, green pepper and sour citrus. It’s an odd mix of vegetal and honeyed that doesn’t quite come together.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is appropriately intensely aromatic and flavorful, but the aromas and flavors come across as a bit simple and unnuanced. Modest grassy hints settle easily over white grapefruit flavors, which finish on a slightly chalky note.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Staete Landt’s Marlborough Pinot Noir stands out for its leather, cedar and spice notes. Cinnamon, clove and vanilla accent modest cherry fruit in this medium-bodied offering, ending with more cedar and vanilla.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
With only the barest hint of toasted nuts or grain, this is a fruit-driven Chardonnay that does not see any malolactice fermentation. The resulting flavors are crisp and citrusy, the white peach and pineapple notes coming to a long, mouth-puckering close.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Herbal notes dominate upfront—even suggesting bell pepper—with the core of the wine built on passion fruit and grapefruit. This is medium-bodied, gaining intensity aand focus on the tart, minerally finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Tropical fruit flavors form the base of this wine, but over the ripe mango flavor rides a heavy layer of toasty oak, and it’s questionable whether it will integrate before the fruit starts to fade. Drink now for its lusty obviousness.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This wine starts off with bold fruit-driven aromas of plums and black cherries, but there’s just the merest hint of dried fruit as well, and that continues on the palate. It’s ripe and round, but ultimately a bit bulky, ending with a touch of espresso.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A plump, round Pinot lavished with oak, this seemed slightly off, in that the fruit had a bit of cooked character to it. Otherwise, this is a very nice Pinot, easily marrying cola, mint and maple syrup notes, and ending quite long.
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