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Wine Blog Wednesday #17: Kim Crawford and the Kiwi Reds
Kim Crawford and the Kiwi Reds: Sounds like a great name for a rock band, doesn’t it? But it’s simply the theme of this month’s Wine Blog Wednesday, when wine bloggers from around the world pick a wine from within a theme and review it. This month, the theme was red wine from New Zealand, and I found a Kim Crawford 2004 Marlborough Pinot Noir for $17.99 that met the rather demanding criteria perfectly. Mind you, I didn’t have a whole lot to choose from here in Dayton, Ohio, where wines arrive via Pony Express.
Just kidding, just kidding. On to the wine!
Kim Crawford 2004 Marlborough Pinot Noir: This wine wears its cold-climate origins proudly. For starters, here’s what it’s NOT: plummy, opulent or new-world style. What it IS: a sleek and racy (I’ve been reading my Spectator …) pinot that puts its acidity right up front — but its makers succeed in building a complete and balanced wine around that acidity. Aromas of bing-cherry fruit with a touch of tea-leaf and cola that follow through on the palate, with the refreshing tartness emerging on the finish.
This pinot would pair beautifully with Oven Roasted Wild Mushrooms with Goat Cheese and Chile Oil. Production notes for the wine are available at the following link to the Kim Crawford Wines Web Page.
The compilation of WBW #17 reviews will be posted in a few days on the wine blog entitled The Corkdork. The reviews always make for a fun read.
By the way, last month for Wine Blog Wednesday #16 I jumped the gun a bit in directing you to the wrapup of Wine Blog Wednesday: Judging a Wine By Its Cover. But that compilation of tasting notes by wine bloggers throughout the country is now available at An Obsession with Food (and Wine).
Label photo by Skip Peterson
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By cathy
January 5, 2006 2:06 PM | Link to this
Thanks Steve! I keep forgetting that Kim can be a name for either gender.
By Steve
January 5, 2006 8:29 AM | Link to this
Kim Crawford is actually a guy. See http://www.nzherald.co.nz/location/story.cfm?l_id=132&objectid=10355028 for a photo.
By cathy
January 5, 2006 12:18 AM | Link to this
Geez, I must be out of it. I had to do some research since I had never heard of Kim Crawford wines (OMG!). With a little Googling, I learned that, since 1994, Kim Crawford has been named the “Winemaker of the Yearâ€? at least twice in New Zealand. Her wines have won a number of awards since then, including something called a “supreme trophy,” the most prestigious wine award in NZ. They claim to be hand-crafted wines. Golly - where can I find some of this stuff? Thanks for the info, Mark!