Freycinet Vineyards Pinot Noir: Caressing & Elegant W/ Intensity

There is something really special I think about reaching a vineyard site & discovering how really beautiful it is. It is almost like being in a dream.. 

Even better is meeting the owner of the property & feel his deep love for his land, his deep understanding of it, and his humility towards it. It is very humbling & always leaves me in a state of deep introspection for quite a few hours & sometimes days afterwards...

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Pinot Nero Ludwig 2009 Elena Walch - cavalcando la fantasia -

Vi ricordate di Ludwig di Baviera, il Re ideatore del castello delle fiabe? (Neuschwanstein). La scelta del nome e' dovuta al precedente proprietario del vigneto, ma l'associazione per me e' stata immediata. Mi piacciono i vini che scatenano la fantasia e quando li provi non la deludono, anzi come in questo caso la trasformano in un "sogno ad occhi aperti che diventa realta'".

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A Visit W/ Nat White @ Main Ridge Estate, A Humbling Experience..

Nat & his wife Rosalie White were the 1st to plant a vineyard in the beautiful Australian region of Mornington Peninsula in 1975. Many people thought they were crazy to consider this very cool climate... 

But they were passionate about cool climate style of Pinot Noir, especially those of Burgundy, that they set out to do it anyway... 

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Beringer old vine zinfandel 2007 - Espressionismo astratto

Sorseggio e immediatamente la mia mente visualizza i quadri di Jackson Pollock. Da uno spazio nasce un'idea e poi giunge il caos che sulla tela diventa dipinto (Action painting). In effetti sono tanti i profumi e i sapori presenti da renderti inizialmente confuso; Lentamente i tuoi sensi si riprendono ed arrivano ad apprezzare quanto sia ricca e Iussureggiante la miscela finale. 

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