Red
Pinot Noir
New Zealand
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Country
- New Zealand
- Appellation
- Nelson
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
grilled steak · red meats
Rated vintages
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201390 pts
The American owners of this winery are making every effort to improve the wines, and the 2013 is certainly a step in the right direction. Toast and vanilla notes frame ripe cherries, which show a strong, sinewy core without being hard or tough. By the end of 2015, the oak should…
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201084 pts
This medium-bodied Pinot Noir is oaky. It starts off with smoky, meaty, hickory notes and never really incorporates them smoothly into the modest cherry fruit, and it adds a mocha note on the slightly tough finish. A grilled steak might help bring out the wine's fruity side.