PINOT NOIR 2022 x 3

$120.00

100% Pinot Noir from Te Muna valley Martinborough

10 months in aged French barrel.

Bright red with violet reflections. Elegant notes of dark cherry, blackberry, violet and rose, followed by balsamic.

Light to medium body, well-integrated tannin long and persistent on the palate. Good acidity due to an early harvest keeps the freshness of the wine.

The price is for 3 bottles, if you want to order 6 bottles please change quantity to 2

THE REAL REVIEW tasting notes:

92 points - Recommended

Ruby. A layer of savoury reduction blows off to reveal dusty black fruit with plum, cherry and a stalky herbal edge. Very restrained today, but quite stylish. Balanced towards the chalky, chewy and mineral with a cooler edge and some crunchier red/black fruit. Blackcurrant and bay leaf. Slightly rigid structure and a long, tannin-led palate of fruit, spice and crushed rock. Crunchy, chalky but light-weight with some depth and lively balance”. Stephen Wong

Cam Douglas tasting notes:

93 points - Excellent

A wine that develops and unfolds slowly in the glass. I tasted this example over a few days to understand better its potential for cellaring, which is solid. Flavours of plums and barrel spices, a mix of cherry and black currant and most importantly the mineral signature of fine stones and clay. On the palate these flavours continue and with a tautness and complexity from tannins and acid line this wine presents well and will continue to develop if cellared well. A fairly lengthy finish with persistent flavours and mouthfeel. Best drinking from 2025 through 2030+.

100% Pinot Noir from Te Muna valley Martinborough

10 months in aged French barrel.

Bright red with violet reflections. Elegant notes of dark cherry, blackberry, violet and rose, followed by balsamic.

Light to medium body, well-integrated tannin long and persistent on the palate. Good acidity due to an early harvest keeps the freshness of the wine.

The price is for 3 bottles, if you want to order 6 bottles please change quantity to 2

THE REAL REVIEW tasting notes:

92 points - Recommended

Ruby. A layer of savoury reduction blows off to reveal dusty black fruit with plum, cherry and a stalky herbal edge. Very restrained today, but quite stylish. Balanced towards the chalky, chewy and mineral with a cooler edge and some crunchier red/black fruit. Blackcurrant and bay leaf. Slightly rigid structure and a long, tannin-led palate of fruit, spice and crushed rock. Crunchy, chalky but light-weight with some depth and lively balance”. Stephen Wong

Cam Douglas tasting notes:

93 points - Excellent

A wine that develops and unfolds slowly in the glass. I tasted this example over a few days to understand better its potential for cellaring, which is solid. Flavours of plums and barrel spices, a mix of cherry and black currant and most importantly the mineral signature of fine stones and clay. On the palate these flavours continue and with a tautness and complexity from tannins and acid line this wine presents well and will continue to develop if cellared well. A fairly lengthy finish with persistent flavours and mouthfeel. Best drinking from 2025 through 2030+.