Seeing Red

We got the invitation by Loch Ness to come around.  She and her man Tall K had a new house, and we hadn’t been in it.  And what a wonderful house it was.  Large and open, the light wonderful.  Spacious and characterful, and when the sun set, it filled with the brilliance of a stunning sunset.

Of course, we has red wines to match the place and occasion.  The contribution from SWMBO and I was a 2011 Schubert ‘Marion’s Block’ Wairarapa Pinot Noir.  Ah, the beauty of delicacy and finesse, just like the lady who the wine is named after, no doubt.  There’s an iron reserve for sure, but it only appears on call.  Otherwise, light coloured, fragrant and ethereal.  Refined in texture, maybe a cool floral note.  And the acidity higher than normal, but you wouldn’t know it, as it is so composed.  A real lady.

Then to follow, a 2008 Juliusspital Wurzburger Pfaffenberg Spatburgunder Trocken.  A soul-mate from Germany, from Franconia, and Pinot Noir too.  A special gift for the Tall K man.  This wine standing tall, like a proud man.  Dark in colour, though showing a little development.  Gusty blood red aromas and dark berry fruits, and a hearty mouthfeel, without losing that suppleness essential in the variety.  A man of a wine, but not a brute, just a little more body and not so refined,  A bloke.