100% Pinot Noir from Te Muna Valley, Martinborough
10 months in an aged French barrel. Unfined and coarse filtration.
Challenging year for winemakers in Martinborough.
Rose petal and cherry in the nose. Showing red cherry, plum and red apple skin with savoury dried spice; dry, light-bodied, with fine to moderate tannins, medium+ acidity, strawberry and cherry flavours leading to plum, oak and stony earth notes.
Food pairing:
Duck breast with roasted cherries or plums. The richness of duck works beautifully with the wine’s acidity, while the fruit echoes its cherry and plum notes.
Other excellent matches include mushroom risotto, roast chicken with thyme, pork tenderloin, grilled salmon, or a Comté and charcuterie board. For a vegetarian option, try roasted mushrooms with herbs and creamy polenta.
Cam Douglas 90 points - Premium
A nicely crafted example with aromas and flavours of red cherry and plum, some red apple skin and savoury dried spice qualities. A dry wine in a lighter weighted frame with a frame of fine through moderate tannins and medium+ acid line, then flavours of strawberry and cherry then plum and layers of some oak and stony earth qualities. Moderate length with best drinking from day of purchase through 2029.
100% Pinot Noir from Te Muna Valley, Martinborough
10 months in an aged French barrel. Unfined and coarse filtration.
Challenging year for winemakers in Martinborough.
Rose petal and cherry in the nose. Showing red cherry, plum and red apple skin with savoury dried spice; dry, light-bodied, with fine to moderate tannins, medium+ acidity, strawberry and cherry flavours leading to plum, oak and stony earth notes.
Food pairing:
Duck breast with roasted cherries or plums. The richness of duck works beautifully with the wine’s acidity, while the fruit echoes its cherry and plum notes.
Other excellent matches include mushroom risotto, roast chicken with thyme, pork tenderloin, grilled salmon, or a Comté and charcuterie board. For a vegetarian option, try roasted mushrooms with herbs and creamy polenta.
Cam Douglas 90 points - Premium
A nicely crafted example with aromas and flavours of red cherry and plum, some red apple skin and savoury dried spice qualities. A dry wine in a lighter weighted frame with a frame of fine through moderate tannins and medium+ acid line, then flavours of strawberry and cherry then plum and layers of some oak and stony earth qualities. Moderate length with best drinking from day of purchase through 2029.
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