The Auswine Forum

This wine is simply amazing. Consumed this alongside a 2000 Paliser estate with a duck/mushroom soup..sensational. Nose has smoky bacon, truffles (real truffle smell for those that have smelt real truffles..not truffle oil...) with earth undergrothy funky smells. A lean palate with just enough flesh on the backbone.Nice long finish..superb wine.Well done Salitage.

I'd be very interested to read your thoughts on the 2000 Palliser Estate Pinot Noir.
Thanks,
Attila

Hi Attila - The Palliser was a beautiful wine..quite oaky but with plenty of fruit to balance it..i thought it was the better of the 2 wines but the Salitage was really nice as well.The Palliser had a beautiful long silky finish and went well with the food.

Cheers

Paul

Paul
I would be interested to see how the Salitage drinks in a year or two. My previous experience is that they 'fall over' badly and rapidly.
The Palliser 2000 I have tried a couple of times and find it a bit hot with the alchohol and clumsy cf to the better Kiwi stuff.
Although at the price of early 30s Aus it is great value for a pinot in the modern world.
michel

Thanks for the reply michel. I too find most aussie pinots fall over really fast which is frustrating..even some of the better more expensive pinots dont age well. The Salitage might be a little thin on the fruit to last but it is drinking so well now it still good value.

I'm still a learner when it comes to wine and appreciate all feedback a great deal. I have learnt a lot from reading the posts of members here and i again thank those who have replied.

Cheers

Paul

Gday Paul

I drink a lot of Salitage and concur with your comments. The big improvement with the 01, over prevoius vintages, the structure. It was defined and I feel that with time the 01 will develop more palate weight because of this.

The 00 Salitage my regular quaffer in Bahrain. Invariably, the next day's leftovers after a night in the fridge, develop complexity and fruit weight.

This leads me to believe the 01 may be a good mid term cellaring prospect-a scarcity for New World pinot.

I have always enjoyed Palliser Estate. Visited the winery on travels and always tend toward the wine at restaurants abroad (where it crops up frequently). Prefer the wine in youth, as I agree with the above the warmth clumbsy when the fruit and oak settles.