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Wakefield
| Owner(s) | Taylor Family |
| Web site | www.wakefieldwines.com |
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Articles About Wakefield
Reviewed Wines
2009 Wakefield Adelaide Hills Australia Pinot Noir
14.0% alc., pH 3.55, $17,
screw cap. Imported by American Wine Distributors, South San Francisco, CA.
This wine is part of the Estate Series wines. Wakefield was founded by Bill
Taylor, Sr., in 1969 along the Wakefield River in the Clare Valley. The fruit is
sourced from growers throughout the Adelaide Hills. The fruit was de-stemmed,
60% cold-soaked for 4-6 days, fermented in stainless steel, aged for up to a
year in one and two-year-old French oak hogshead barrels.
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Moderately dark
reddish-purple color in the glass. Aromas of dark fruits, warm walnuts, pine pitch
and sweet smoke. Richly endowed with dark stone fruits and plenty of firm
tannin balanced by bright acidity. Tasty, but doubt if I would identify this as Pinot
Noir if sampled blind. For those looking for something different at a reasonable price. Decent.
Reviewed November 7, 2010
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2009 Wakefield Adelaide Hills Australia Pinot Noir
14.0% alc., pH 3.55, $17, screw cap. Imported by American Wine Distributors, South San Francisco, CA. This wine is part of the Estate Series wines. Wakefield was founded by Bill Taylor, Sr., in 1969 along the Wakefield River in the Clare Valley. The fruit is sourced from growers throughout the Adelaide Hills. The fruit was de-stemmed, 60% cold-soaked for 4-6 days, fermented in stainless steel, aged for up to a year in one and two-year-old French oak hogshead barrels. · Moderately dark reddish-purple color in the glass. Aromas of dark fruits, warm walnuts, pine pitch and sweet smoke. Richly endowed with dark stone fruits and plenty of firm tannin balanced by bright acidity. Tasty, but doubt if I would identify this as Pinot Noir if sampled blind. For those looking for something different at a reasonable price. Decent. Reviewed November 7, 2010 ARTICLE »
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