2017 Te Whare Ra - Single Vineyard 5182 Pinot Noir
Marlborough, New ZealandColour | : | Red |
Producer | : | Te Whare Ra |
Label Name | : | Single Vineyard 5182 Pinot Noir |
Country | : | New Zealand |
Region | : | Marlborough |
Variety | : | Pinot Noir |
Vintage | : | 2017 |
Capacity | : | 750 ml - Standard Bottle |
Ratings | : | James Suckling 94 pts, Wine Enthusiast 94 pts, Bob Campbell 93 pts |
Tasting notes | : |
This is utterly delicious Pinot, delivering abundant spiced-cherry and blueberry-pastry aromas. This has an attractively composed and fleshy, ripe, dark-cherry and red-plum core with long, fresh and juicy drive on the palate. Such great fruit purity here. James Suckling This Pinot blends fruit from three vineyards including TWR’s home block of old, biodynamically farmed vines, and Clayvin, Giesen winery’s prized single vineyard. Anna and Jason Flowerday’s Pinot is vastly different than Giesen’s however. It’s more muscular, dark fruited and tautly wound, weaving plump plum and cherry fruit with savory and baking spice, bay leaf, clove and a lick of oatmeal-like oak. Tannins are powerful yet fine and chiseled. Should cellar beautifully until 2030 at least. Wine Enthusiast Supple and delicately succulent Pinot Noir with floral, violet, red rose, ripe cherry, and fresh herb flavours supported by gentle acidity and fine, peppery tannins. Re-tasted after a year, the wine has integrated and developed considerably. Approachable now but should continue to develop. Bob Campbell |
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