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May 2007 THE RED ISSUE (Part 2) Page 2

 WINE OF THE MONTH

PICARDY PEMBERTON PINOT NOIR 2005

Belter. Great expression, great structure, great flavour and great value. This is a multiple buy if you’re a pinot fan. Sweet-sour flavours, ripe definition, lots of chalky, earthen tannin and real length. Complex, tangy, tannic pinot noir – and it will cellar. I’ve drunk two bottles of this and while the second bottle showed a hint ofeucalypt, I still loved it. It’s a ripper.

Drink: 2007-2015.           93 points. 

Picardy Pemberton Shiraz 2005 Ah yes, this is good. It’s spicy, creamy, medium weight and brushed with earthen, cherried flavour, the juicy flow of it carrying through to a sustained, tannic, vigorous finish. Perfectly balanced. Totally unforced. Spicy, but not peppery. Will age delightfully. Lovely cool climate style.

Drink: 2010-2017.           91 points. 

Picardy Pemberton Merlot Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Franc 2005 Great value for a very stylish wine. This is a premier merlot blend, made in the classical style. Full of graphite and mulberry and dark chocolate flavour, it feels balanced and sure in the mouth, ripe and even a touch exotic. Eve, temperate tannins take it out – this is highly cellarable, for 20 bucks. 53% merlot/24% cabernet sauvignon/23% cabernet franc. 

 Drink: 2011-2016.           91 points.