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Coldstream Hills Ampitheatre Vineyard Pinot Noir 2006
Jeremy’s score 89/100 -
Coldstream Hills Ampitheatre Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013
Jeremy’s score 95/100 -
Coldstream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 1991
Jeremy’s score 90/100Medium to full red with brown edges. Developed and now drying out; with meaty, musky animal-like scents of prunes, plums, currants and dates. Very assertive, earthy palate whose spicy, undergrowth-like expression of mature pinot flavour overlies nuances of sweet leather and a hint of varnish.
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Coldstream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 1992
Jeremy’s score 95/100Medium to full red with some browning. Beautifully developed, but still a vital and vibrant pinot with some distance to travel. Complex dusty, meaty and leathery aromas reveal a hint of musk and funkiness with a whiff of dark chocolate oak. Its core of rich, gamey pinot fruit and underlying nuances of herbal and undergrowth-like complexity are neatly framed by fine, firmish but supple and drying tannins.
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Coldstream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 1994
Jeremy’s score 93/100Medium to full red crimson, browning. Supple, sappy, but slightly green-edged pinot whose dusty perfume of game meats and bell pepper precede a lightly herbal but willowy and supple palate of weight and generosity. Pleasing length, brightness and texture, but a little herbal for a higher score.
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Coldstream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 1996
Jeremy’s score 93/100Full to medium fiery red. Dusty, floral and under-developed, with cherry and plum aromas underpinned by sweet cedary oak and capsicum-like notes of tobacco and bell pepper, this supple and very primary pinot is unlikely ever to fully mature. Pleasing enough, but rather confectionary and herbaceous, framed by sappy green-edged tannins, it’s peaking now.
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Coldstream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 1997
Jeremy’s score 96/100 -
Coldstream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 1998
Jeremy’s score 95/100Medium to full crimson red. Structured, savoury and robust Musigny-styled pinot with a slightly confectionary perfume of floral, herbal and peppery notes over sweet oak and earthy undertones. Its firm, bony palate reveals meaty, robust qualities before finishing with strength and length. Impressive indeed, if not my favourite style of pinot.
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Coldstream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 2000
Jeremy’s score 93/100Moderately deep fiery red. Powerful, plump and juicy, this substantial if rather uncomplicated wine offers plenty of richness, floral perfume and flavour. Its intense aromas of raspberries, cherries and sweet vanilla oak reveal floral, earthy and stony undertones of bacon, while the palate is textured, ripe and fatty.
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Coldstream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 2005
Jeremy’s score 96/100Perhaps the finest Coldstream Hills pinot yet made, with an unbelievably floral, perfumed, smoky and fragrance bouquet of intense raspberry, cherry-like fruit backed by nuances of cassis and sweet chocolate/mocha/vanilla oak. Silky-smooth, it is long and even, presenting a spotless array of pristine berry/cherry fruit tightly knit with sweet oak and framed by fine, supple tannins. Finishing with vibrant acidity, it has plenty of length and persistence. Top-class.
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Coldstream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 2006
Jeremy’s score 92/100Smoky, oaky and sumptuously laden with dark cherry and plum-like fruit, this voluptuous and mouthfilling pinot just lacks the conviction and harmony for a higher rating. It steadily reveals meaty, mocha-like and some greenish undertones, while its powerful and slightly chunky palate is underpinned by a slightly drying extract, finishing with notes of mint and menthol. With development it has become quite gamey and leathery, retaining a pleasing length and core of fruit, cherries, and plums, balanced with a firm, drying fine-grained extract. It has unquestionably matured beyond my early expectations.
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Coldstream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 2010
Jeremy’s score 95/100Handsomely oaked, this finely balanced and deeply fruited pinot has an alluring, heady and floral bouquet of deep red and black berries, cherries and a hint of beetroot knit with smoky, meaty nuances and suggestions of five spice. Sumptuous layers of dark fruit, smoky roasted oak and fine, firm tannins integrate with style and balance, leaving an impression of a profound, high quality cellaring style that will age slowly and gracefully.
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