The taste of wine gets slightly bitter on my palate when I see war continually on the news. For a while the news was full of 'The Economic Crisis' now it is a 'Humanitarian Crisis'. All of this makes the wine, a luxury commodity, taste slightly unbalanced.
What I do admire about wine though is it is cross gender, cross religion, cross race, and has no boundaries that it cannot conquer.
It can be appreciated by everyone and quite often is.
Wine will always be appreciated no matter what is happening in the world. It could be the last day on the planet and people would say "I'll just drink this Petrus 1983 love before we all die".
Well Here are some New Zealand Wines to 'Try Before You Die'.
My first wine to taste would be Alana Estate 'Le Coup' 2006. This wine elevated Alana Estate from just another producer making Pinot Noir in Martinborough to superstar status.
The 'La Coup' is very feminine in its quality with gorgeous texture on the palate, which is lacking in most New Zealand Pinot Noirs. There are hints of ripe red fruit, a hint of compost and forest floor and great sweetness from ripe fruit, rather than added sugar, and you are left with a dry aftertaste which compliments this wine.
Alana Estate have made a wine that they should be proud of and will continue to age gracefully for another 10 years+.
The second wine of choice would be Gibbston Valley Reserve Pinot Noir 1998. I tasted this wine a while ago and it was sensational. Everything this wine had to offer was on full display that evening. It was Floral and funky without being too much of a drama queen. The balance was perfect and the use of oak was a real pleasure to taste.
The fruit was ripe and there was enough acid left in this wine to carry it even further.
If you can get your hands on any of these wines and put them away fro a while (who knows) maybe not that long. Even better get a friend to buy them and you taste it with them.
So Try before you Die!
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