An excellent offering from Paringa Estate, this 2004 Pinot Noir was recomended to us by the wine guru at our local Dan Murphy’s, he mentioned it was one of his personal favourites.
An intense, rich dark red in colour, the bouquet of this wine has sweet fruity tones mixed in with subtle spices. On the palate there are bursts of strong cherry and a touch of oak. This was considerably more subtle than most Pinot Noirs i’ve tasted, however the fruit driven characteristics manage to maintain a considerable depth of flavour and complexity.
Would i buy this wine again? At around $20-25 dollars a bottle it’s an easy drinking wine, i might be tempted to go for it again, though some further Pinot investigation is on the cards.