Red
Pioneer Block 16 Awatere Pinot Noir
New Zealand
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Country
- New Zealand
- Appellation
- Marlborough
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- low
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
roast chicken · light meats · pasta with red sauce
Rated vintages
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201184 pts
Most of Saint Clair's Pioneer Block offerings are excellent, but the 2011 Block 16 from the Awatere comes across as a simple, fruit-driven Pinot Noir. A punched-up cherry note dominates, leaving little room for complexity or structure. Drink now.