| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | New Zealand > Martinborough |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
A fascinating wine, ripe and varietal with a bouquet that speaks to site first with scents of wild red flowers and dried herbs, dark berries then a seam of wood spice and soil-smoke of stone with an ashen quality. As the wine begins to open out in glass the depth and concentration this site delivers comes into focus with a purity of fruit, dark cherry and wild red berries. On the palate a young, taut and dry wine with an urgency and power from the tannins and acidity, dark berries, dried herb and wood smoke. Lengthy and persistent, a wine that will further settle and develop over the next few years.
Very deep colour, dense red-purple, the bouquet reserved and woodsy with fresh earth and deep-set plummy fruit, the palate big and bold with straightforward flavour and lashings of lovely supple, ripe tannins that caress the tongue. A big, bold pinot with masses of concentrated flavour and matching tannins that should develop well with some cellar time, but would also drink well young with anything ducky.
A spectacular pinot noir that strikes the right balance between pure, comforting fruit and mineral tension. On the nose, forest berries, sour cherries, wild herbs and some crushed stones dominate. Medium-bodied and full of verve, offering fine-grained tannins and a velvety texture, with a succulent center palate and a long, long finish.
