It's not very often that one gets to taste Craggy Range Pinot Noir and meet Anna Nicole-Smith and Cindy Crawford in the same room. Anyone would have taken this opportunity to do so with two hands. I find the Cindy Crawford still sexy and as good as any super model today and Anna Nicole-Smith, well......
Bannockburn, Central Otago, Pinot noir has always been about primary fruit and not much else, as this gives
instant gratification. The temperature around Cromwell are some of the highest in the country. With that you get rich red fruit with high alcohol and then it falls short on the mid and end palate, that is in general.
With this tasting it was a chance to compare the two stable mates side by side, also both regions, and both were keen to get out of the gates as soon as possible. I poured the Te Muna first, as it usually has more structure and depth of character and is, in general, more subtle. I was not disappointed with my decision.
The Te Muna had a rather feminine aroma with red currants and lightly dusted earthy floor mixed with some herb and blackberry. The palate was a delight with good structure and balance all the way from front to back. This was in complete contrast to the Bannockburn 'sluicing's' which had over ripeness with red fruit and nothing else on the nose. The palate was hot (from the high alcohol) and juicy but lacked any form of structure and fell short and flat like a big busted woman (it was the Anna Nicole-Smith of Wine, whereas the Te Muna was Cindy C).
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