Red
Rachel Pinot Noir
New Zealand
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Country
- New Zealand
- Appellation
- Marlborough
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
lamb · duck · mushrooms · Brie cheese · tuna
Rated vintages
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201292 pts
This is a big, rich style of Pinot, with toast, vanilla and bacon marking the nose. While the palate delivers more black cherry fruit, it still remains savory overall. It's slightly chewy on the finish, so drink 2017–2025.
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201092 pts
At the tender young age of three, this is still tight, angular and bold, laden with crunchy black-cherry fruit that's framed by hints of sandalwood and cedar. The fruit tannins are silky smooth, shored up by woody notes on the finish, but expect those to resolve over the next fe…