Grasshopper Rock
Earnscleugh Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir
Central Otago, Otago, South Island, New Zealand
Pretty good Pinot from Grasshopper. Good light and dark fruits; blackberries, dark cherries, cherries and strawberry preserves with some nice light earthiness and understated spice. The woman in the photo at the Clyde Food and Wine Festival made some great cheeseboards, fruit holders and tea light candle holders out of old use oak barrels. @ The Clyde Food & Wine Festival...Central Otago
Pretty good Pinot from Grasshopper. Good light and dark fruits; blackberries, dark cherries, cherries and strawberry preserves with some nice light earthiness and understated spice. The woman in the photo at the Clyde Food and Wine Festival made some great cheeseboards, fruit holders and tea light candle holders out of old use oak barrels. @ The Clyde Food & Wine Festival...Central Otago
Apr 16th, 2017
Vines first planted here in 1875 but long gone. Like many NZ Wine regions fruit trees thrived in this case apricots. A small producer with a solid Otago Pinot.
Vines first planted here in 1875 but long gone. Like many NZ Wine regions fruit trees thrived in this case apricots. A small producer with a solid Otago Pinot.
Jan 31st, 2017
Touch of Brett adds the perfect amount of spice.
Touch of Brett adds the perfect amount of spice.
May 11th, 2015
Nice juicy bright red fruit on the palate. There is cherry/strawberry sweetness combined with some sour cranberry notes and just enough spice and truffle funk to give interest. Very well balanced.
Nice juicy bright red fruit on the palate. There is cherry/strawberry sweetness combined with some sour cranberry notes and just enough spice and truffle funk to give interest. Very well balanced.
Jul 20th, 2020
Christmas day Turkey dinner aperitif. Light, with cranberries, strawberries, and some surprising juiciness. Utterly delicious.
Christmas day Turkey dinner aperitif. Light, with cranberries, strawberries, and some surprising juiciness. Utterly delicious.
Dec 25th, 2019Best p/q NZ pinot I have ever tasted. Very perfumed nose - sour cherry, red fruit, and barnyard. Good balance on the palate - sweet entry with sour cherry and mineral spice. Fine tannins, good grip. Very pure and with subtle power. VGV
Best p/q NZ pinot I have ever tasted. Very perfumed nose - sour cherry, red fruit, and barnyard. Good balance on the palate - sweet entry with sour cherry and mineral spice. Fine tannins, good grip. Very pure and with subtle power. VGV
Nov 17th, 2018
I had hopes for this as a single vineyard bottling from a producer whose regular mark has impressed in the past. Unfortunate I found it to be rather lean and angular, the type of ‘difficult’ wine that critics like to endorse but sadly lacking any sex appeal, especially when compared to some of the other Otagos I’ve been enjoying lately. At $45 at the LCBO, I was hoping for a bit more pleasure. Intellectually appealing, just not moreish, which is really all I ask from a wine.
I had hopes for this as a single vineyard bottling from a producer whose regular mark has impressed in the past. Unfortunate I found it to be rather lean and angular, the type of ‘difficult’ wine that critics like to endorse but sadly lacking any sex appeal, especially when compared to some of the other Otagos I’ve been enjoying lately. At $45 at the LCBO, I was hoping for a bit more pleasure. Intellectually appealing, just not moreish, which is really all I ask from a wine.
Aug 4th, 2018
Wow, a really classy Central Otago Pinot, such good balance between wood and fruit, nothing leaps out to disturb the balance. Thanks to Linda at Yalumba H/O
Wow, a really classy Central Otago Pinot, such good balance between wood and fruit, nothing leaps out to disturb the balance. Thanks to Linda at Yalumba H/O
Oct 19th, 2016
Punchy and chewy for a pinot. Very nice
Punchy and chewy for a pinot. Very nice
Apr 29th, 2016