Stonier Australian Pinot Noir
$44.99 + $5 shipping
CONDITION: Red
PRODUCT: 3 2005 Stonier Pinot Noir
CT link above

Winery website

Previous offer:
1/21/12 (Chardonnay)

This is about 7 years from harvest right? Could this Pinot still be alive and kicking? Drinking window please?

Is it a dark Rose, or a light Pinot Noir? (Or is it just my imagination that makes it look pink in the picture?)

nmachen wrote:Is it a dark Rose, or a light Pinot Noir? (Or is it just my imagination that makes it look pink in the picture?)

You are just a Ston(i)er

However I was thinking the same thing

http://www.cellarit.com.au/wine-blog/wine-varieties/cellaring-australian-pinot-noir-how-long-do-they-last
Mentions Ston(i)er, And is all about the cellering. Looks like it would make a good purchase and drink. Graham defines ageworthy “as the ability to mature, and indeed improve, with cellaring times for 8 years plus.” Like many of the readers who responded to his post, I wouldn’t necessarily think of ageing Australian pinot noir for so long. One reader commented: “I suspect most people drink them too young and miss out on the aged versions. What do most folk think about optimal age for decent Pinot Noir? I’d say 5-10y which is medium term vs Shiraz / Cab Sav.”

Is it per-eminent or pre-eminent?

bkarlan wrote:You are just a Ston(i)er

However I was thinking the same thing

Well, there was a 1/2 bottle of bubbly involved. 😄

The "Cellaring Australian Pinot Noir: How long do they last?" article mentioned above talks about ageing the Reserve Stonier Pinot Noir.

The tasting notes on the winery website for Pinot Noirs ('09 Stonier PN and the '07 Reserve PN) indicate that the Reserve has sufficient structure for medium cellaring (whatever that means), but the winery tasting notes do not mention cellaring at all for the regular PN. The winery info clearly shows that the labels are different for regular and reserve.

The last CT tasting was from '08 (!) and I could easily see this '05 tasting really well in '08

As far as I can tell from the words and the label pictures, this offer is for the regular '05 Stonier Pinot Noir.

Unless someone connected with the winery chimes in here or someone has some recent tasting experience, this does not look like the wine for me.

Hey, I've had this wine!

From what I remember, it was a little more towards the old world style of pinot: a bit of a musty, pleasant barnyard nose that opened up into a lighter, fruity deliciousness. If I remembered correctly, this definitely had some aging potential: there was a definite tannic structure that should hold up for a while.

This is just my memory, mind you (didn't write down any notes). CT has a lot of people saying it's a new world style, but whatever; I don't remember it that way.

I'm going to give it a shot. Had great luck with Australian Pinot's.

good grief, are we ever going to get any whites on here again??? I am totally out on my white rack and my other favorite seller is down for "restructuring". Anyone know what happened to my wines direct????

Winery website

The winery website link isn't functioning, at least on my iPad.

bolligra wrote:Winery website

The winery website link isn't functioning, at least on my iPad.

It is completely Flash-based so iOS users are out of luck. Android/desktop users should have no problems

soundmind wrote:It is completely Flash-based so iOS users are out of luck. Android/desktop users should have no problems

Thanks, hope it's a one-time thing, since the links have always worked before today.

The write up alone got me to buy this!

bookreportgrid wrote:Hey, I've had this wine!

From what I remember, it was a little more towards the old world style of pinot: a bit of a musty, pleasant barnyard nose that opened up into a lighter, fruity deliciousness. If I remembered correctly, this definitely had some aging potential: there was a definite tannic structure that should hold up for a while.

This is just my memory, mind you (didn't write down any notes). CT has a lot of people saying it's a new world style, but whatever; I don't remember it that way.

The acid stats say 'cellarable', and for pinot that could be 15 years but more,likely below ten unless it's seriously structured like Grand Cru. I have never heard of Aussies making PN, so if anyone knows the climate where they make them (?Tasmania) and the usual styles I'd be very interested!

I went wine tasting in Australia when I was in the Navy. We pulled into Perth and the bus ride was about an hour(ish). I don't know if this helps much to answer your question though.....

richardhod wrote:The acid stats say 'cellarable', and for pinot that could be 15 years but more,likely below ten unless it's seriously structured like Grand Cru. I have never heard of Aussies making PN, so if anyone knows the climate where they make them (?Tasmania) and the usual styles I'd be very interested!

My above comments was supposed to be a reply to this.

To add to this. I remember at the wine tasting tours that red wines were very popular. I am a white wine kinda girl, but I was still pleased with the selection. And this one winery has this A-M-A-Z-I-N-G port wine. Too bad I can't remember the name of the winery. (we went to several winerys- maybe if I looked at pictures I can find).

Edit: looking at the winery's website it appears this is located near Melbourne.

richardhod wrote:The acid stats say 'cellarable', and for pinot that could be 15 years but more,likely below ten unless it's seriously structured like Grand Cru. I have never heard of Aussies making PN, so if anyone knows the climate where they make them (?Tasmania) and the usual styles I'd be very interested!

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Richard, I answered this in yesterday's thread but then didn't know if you back read so put it here.

richardhod wrote:So is the very existence of wine.woot a material factor in the disputes leading to your matrimonial disunity?

Fortunately, this is mostly in jest. We are just in the middle of a major move right now from central Illinois the foothills of the Ozarks in SEMO. HE is burdened with doing all the actual moving because he is retired and I am still working until we close on the house here and I finish a major judicial application installation at the local courthouse.

SOOO long story short - HE has to pack it all down, unload it, pack it all into the house and put it in the cellar. Last time he left was with another dozen cases or so and asked me to TRY not to buy anymore until we got there and got settled.

I TRIED, honest

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I've never had an Australian PN that I can remember. Does anyone know how they compare to Oregon/California/Burgundy in flavor profile or style?
Thanks!

dalylink wrote:I've never had an Australian PN that I can remember. Does anyone know how they compare to Oregon/California/Burgundy in flavor profile or style?
Thanks!

Not from personal experience but in browsing through the CT notes for different vintages of this wine, there were several comments about it being similar in style to a Burgundy.

my wife and credit card thanks you....pass

4 hours to go, no winery participation (understandably), so...

CLUE!!!!!