Wine Review - 2012 Stoneleigh Latitude Pinot Noir: Elegant And Unique Pinot Noir
New Zealand was the first table we visited at the 2014 NSLC Port of Wines Festival so our palates were fresh. We have had good luck with Stoneleigh Wines and this one truly delivers. The price point for Kiwi wines was a bit higher than in previous years but the quality of wines were very high. Both the whites and the reds were very solid across the board. This wine however, was a stand out among them. It is not a typical NZ Pinot Noir in many respects but holds true to the region in others. The one adjective that stands out for this wine overall is "Elegance". There is a refinement that other Pinot Noirs just don't have. In the glass the most noticeable variance from typical is that the wine, though still quite light, is a much darker purple on the colour wheel. The wine remains watery and this looking as one might expect but if the picture does it any justice at all it should the purple that you can...