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Misha's Vineyard The High Note Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021

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Misha's Vineyard The High Note Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021"Pristine with elegant complexity, the enticing bouquet shows ripe cherry, thyme, floral and roasted nut aromas with a hint of savoury mushroom nuance. The palate displays excellent weight and fine texture, wonderfully framed by elegantly infused tannins. Harmonious and beautifully layered with a persistent silky finish. At its best: now to 2034" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2023 "Theres an immediate place and time, power and variety with scents of dark

"Pristine with elegant complexity, the enticing bouquet shows ripe cherry, thyme, floral and roasted nut aromas with a hint of savoury mushroom nuance. The palate displays excellent weight and fine texture, wonderfully framed by elegantly infused tannins. Harmonious and beautifully layered with a persistent silky finish. At its best: now to 2034" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2023

"There’s an immediate place and time, power and variety with scents of dark cherry and savoury wild dried herb, some plum and fruit spice then barrel with a mild toasty anise anise and clove suggestion. There’s also a mineral core of stone and hard sandy clay. The palate mirrors the bouquet with core cherry and dried raspberry fruit flavours, firm tannins and plenty of cool climate acidity, layers of wood spice and mineral. Dry, lengthy, complex and still new. A lovely example with best drinking from 2024 through 2034+" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Apr 2023

"Mellow Pinot Noir with red cherry, fresh herbs, floral/violet notes and spicy oak flavours. Taut, refreshingly dry with a pleasing undercurrent of fruit/alcohol sweetness. Accessible now but should develop well with bottle age" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, May 2023

"Deep, ruby-red, lighter on the rim. The nose is gently full, with aromas of cherry, raspberry, rosehip, herb and spice. Medium-full bodied, richer on the palate with aromas of cherry, raspberry and a savoury edge, entwined with rosehip, wild thyme, liquorice, earth and black pepper. The wine is structured with a fine tannin framework, unfolding dark herbs and spice details with a dry, red-fruited background. Integrated, fine acidity carries a long, broody finish. This savoury Pinot Noir has a velvety mouthfeel with dark herb, earth and spice front and red-fruited support" Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews, Apr 2023

Dark ruby red, this Pinot Noir has a complex nose of wild thyme, rose-hip, red fruits and white spice and a beautiful palate that blends sweet fruit with a mineral purity.

Misha’s Vineyard is located on a spectacular site in New Zealand on the edge of Lake Dunstan in the Bendigo sub-region of Central Otago. The sun drenched north-west facing terraces of the 57-hectare estate provide optimal conditions for producing world-class Pinot Noir and aromatic white varieties. Our ‘no compromise’ philosophy requires exacting viticulture regimes, hand-picking, and considerate winemaking methodologies.

A chilly start to the season was followed by warm settled weather enabling some fast growth on the vineyard. By the end of November when flowering started, the spring winds came with a vengeance and continued into December bringing a dip in temperatures whilst flowering occurred on the higher altitudes. By the end of December, the wind stopped but wet and cloudy conditions persisted through January. The following two months had warmer temperatures and the combination of January’s rain followed by this consistent warm period resulted in the canopy and crop levels looking much better than predicted and in spite of the uneven fruit set. The Pinot Noir for this blend was hand-picked at an average yield of 6 tonnes per hectare with excellent fruit condition and flavours. Growing Degree Days (GDDs) for this season were 1114.

The fruit was chilled overnight before crushing the next day typically as 1.5 and 4 tonne lots. The crushed fruit was then cold soaked for 5-7 days after then allowed to warm as the natural yeast ferment took place. An average of 12% whole bunch component was included. Cooling was used to ensure the ferments peaked below 32°C. The wine was then held warm (15-20°C) post ferment to allow ongoing tannin integration. After an average of 26 days on skins the wines were then pressed to tank where they were settled for 1–2 days before being racked into French oak hogsheads (18% new 300 litre barrels). The wine was inoculated for malolactic fermentation which took place in the following spring, then racked out of barrels and filtered prior to bottling in Feb 2022.

Food Pairing: This Pinot Noir is very versatile and great with lamb, venison and veal, and a large range of vegetable dishes, especially mushrooms. It is also the perfect accompaniment to game birds such as quail, pheasant, turkey and duck.

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Evren D
Houston, US
★★★★★ 5
Spooky Middle Grade Book
Format: Hardcover
I cannot explain how excited I was to hear that Ash Van Otterloo was putting out another book. I was a big fan of Cattywampus and was very excited once I read the summary of this book. I requested and was granted an ARC copy of this book by Scholastic in exchange for a fair and honest review. I don’t think I have the exact words to express how much I adore this book. I’ve only recently discovered that as an adult I can actually enjoy middle grade books and this book has probably become one of my new all-time favorite books ever. One of the biggest things that I adored about this book is the characters. Tennie is an absolute sweetheart who is way to willing to give up and hide pieces of herself for the sake of keeping the peace. It’s sweet and heartbreaking at the same time. I also love towards the end when she gets some fire in her. Fox was also quite a character. They’re kind of a bit much at times, but they’re also aware of their faults. They know that they can forget things and that they might annoy their friends, but they also try to soothe things over. I honestly really liked them, and it was really nice to see a character using they/them pronouns so casually. The two characters had a really nice dynamic with each other. They grew close quickly, the way kids do, and delved into a ghost hunting adventure. It was honestly really cute and heartwarming to watch them grow closer. This also felt really good because of Tennie and her desire to always be the peacekeeper. She even considered being friends with Fox and exploring the forest together as her being “selfish”. I just really loved it and their interactions made me so happy. It wasn’t always great, but it just gave me so much joy and I was constantly smiling. I did not expect to love the atmosphere that was created in this book. It was sufficiently spooky without being necessarily scary. It worked really well in the town of Howler’s Hollow. Howler’s Hollow is a town in the rural south, somewhere that’s not always popular with the LGBTQ+ community. The thing is, I don’t know if this book would have worked as well in other locations. It’s one of those towns where everyone seems to know everyone. It appears to be relatively close-knit, even if the people don’t always get on, and it has a great forest. The forest allows the atmosphere to be appropriately creepy while the people in the town add a source of information for Tennie and Fox. It was also built up very well and created an atmosphere that led to a great payoff at the end. I cannot fully encapsulate everything that I love about this book, but I will recommend it to everyone who asks. This book is fun and whimsical with a dark edge and serious topics that need to be explored. It might hurt at times when things are discussed, but it has a happy ending.
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Midnight Library
Natrona Heights, US
★★★★★ 5
Magic, Mayhem, Ghosts and First Love!
Format: Hardcover
This book has it all: amazing Halloween feels, magic gone awry, ghosts wreaking havoc, family secrets, and even a delightful first crush! As a middle child, Tennie thinks it's her job to keep her big, rambunctious family in order, but she could really use a break. So she's thrilled when she gets the chance to stay with her grandma, away from all the family chaos, but that changes when she accidentally unleashes a whole host of restless spirits. And what's more, those spirits have something to tell her about grandma's mysterious new boyfriend, a secret that might upend everything she knows about her family and their beloved mountain home. This book is teeming with beautiful odes to nature and delightfully folksy language that draws readers into the cozy, bucolic Appalachian setting. The friendship and budding romance between Tennie and Fox shines off the page, and readers will experience all of the tingles, speed bumps and awkwardness of a first crush. Van Otterloo weaves a poignant tale about families going through tough times but ultimately finding hope and strength in each other, and, of course, it's all suffused with a delightful dose of oh-so-cozy magic. Layered alongside the family tale is an important storyline about protecting nature and valuing the "small" lives of country folk, which we can see by the end of the story are anything but small.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2021
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Kristiana Sfirlea
Los Angeles, US
★★★★★ 5
Folksy, spooky, downright darling
Format: Hardcover, Format: Hardcover
Oh my goodness, this book. Ash Van Otterloo is quickly becoming one of my insta-read authors. Their folksy, spooky, downright darling stories are such a joy to read! A TOUCH OF RUCKUS was magnificent. I adored Tennie and Fox's relationship, the ghosts were creepy as heck, and the setting of a small, mountain-side town was as charming as ever. If I could eat pizza, I would have taken a bookstagram pic with it and this book! Boy, did it make me hungry!! 🍕
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Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2022
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Bayymae
Lowell, US
★★★★★ 5
Amazing book!!
Format: Kindle
Ash Van Otterloo is one of my absolute favorite middle grade authors. Their voice is so beautiful and full of heart and I always find myself quickly lost in their books. I absolutely adored everything about these characters and this story. I can’t wait to read whatever Ash Van Otterloo writes next!
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Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2022
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hihellohola
Battle Creek, US
★★★★★ 5
Entertaining for 1-3 year olds
Format: Hardcover
My 2.5 year old son loves this book and has been quite entertained by it for a while. The illustrations are very nice and it conveys enough information that he will probably continue to be entertained by it for a while
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Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2023

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