Plaudits to Pipers Brook

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fred
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Plaudits to Pipers Brook

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Pipers Brook 2002 chardonnay : perhaps the best Tasmanian chardonnay I have tasted - but some VERY dodgy corks/oxidative effects.

If you get a pristine bottle, you are in for a treat, but some are just "gone" oxidised badly and you will pick it up on the nose without needing to taste (and the palate is unspeakable).

Thankyou Corey at Pipers Brook who forwarded replacement 2005 following a complaint about the problem and number of bottles affected : running close to 50%!

regards,

fred
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michel
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I had a corked older summit and it was cheerfully replaced by cellar door. 8)
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One of the best wines I had last year was from a magnum of 1998 Pipers Brook Pinot Noir. Unbelievably good juice. We'd have all been well pissed off if it was spoilt by a poor cork.
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The delightful Sue and I are making a pilgrimage to Tas in November and Pipers Brook is near the top of the list.
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Waiters Friend wrote:The delightful Sue and I are making a pilgrimage to Tas in November and Pipers Brook is near the top of the list.


:mrgreen: Even though I'm not into pinot noir I'm envious. I've a friend whose 70th birthday is in a few weeks. I'd thought to get a bottle of Bay of Fires (Hardys) Arras 01 or 02 to celebrate it with him but have had my head turned by Freycinet Radenti 99. Enjoy the trip!

Cheers

daz
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Daryl Douglas wrote:
Waiters Friend wrote:The delightful Sue and I are making a pilgrimage to Tas in November and Pipers Brook is near the top of the list.


:mrgreen: Even though I'm not into pinot noir I'm envious. I've a friend whose 70th birthday is in a few weeks. I'd thought to get a bottle of Bay of Fires (Hardys) Arras 01 or 02 to celebrate it with him but have had my head turned by Freycinet Radenti 99. Enjoy the trip!

Cheers

daz


G'day Daz

Pipers Brook was for me (and probably for quite a few people) the first Tasmanian winery to hit my radar. Although I don't buy heaps of their wines, their pinot, riesling, gewurz and chardonnay are all on my 'buy when they ae available' list (coz in WA it's not all year round). The second label Ninth Island is not too shabby either, but I still have a fondness for the old-fashioned labelling of their estate pinot (which had a Latin-based name like Pelorus, but that's not it - can someone remember?)

Naturally, we'll give you a rundown of our experiences in Tasmania. We're meeting up with another couple from Qld (Daz, you will recall that the delightful Sue is originally a Queenslander), but they want to do non-wine stuff (e.g. four days trekking through Cradle Mountain, etc) whereas I am saying "Luxury - bring it on" :lol:

Cheers

Allan

Cheers

Allan
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