ATA RANGI
2012 Pinot Noir
| Grapes | Pinot Noir |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | New Zealand, South Island |
| ABV | 14% |
Ata Rangi's flagship Pinot Noir from the challenging 2012 vintage is still young and tightly furled, with intense red-plum and savoury truffle flavours, fine tannins and fresh acidity, but already the texture is seductively silky. Fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged for 11 months in oak (a quarter new), it can only get better over the next three or more years. Rating: 93 The Wine Gang - www.thewinegang.com (Mar 2015)
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Pale to medium ruby-purple, the 2012 Pinot Noir exudes expressive notes of red currants, Bing cherries and pomegranate with hints of cedar, tea leaves, soil and underbrush. Medium bodied and quite tightly wound on the palate, it give layers of red berry and earthy flavors supported by grainy tannins and finishing with wonderful persistence. This is a very elegant / delicate expression of this label. Drinking range: 2014 - 2020 Rating: 93 Lisa Perrotti-Brown, RobertParker.com (Dec 2014)
This looks to be among the best vintages for this wine, or at least it's one of the most flattering to taste young. Stunning floral notes emerge from the glass, wrapped in ripe black-cherry scents. On the palate, it's slightly plummier, but still retains those exciting rose-petal nuances and folds in hints of spice and earth. Despite the evident suppleness, there's a sense of weight and structure that suggests ageability as well. Rating: 93 The Wine Enthusiast www.winemag.com (Nov 2014)
Silken textured wine with cherry, plum, mineral and a trademark savoury/herb character. Elegant wine with subtle power evidenced in its very lengthy finish. A very good example from one of the country's very best producers. It clearly shows great cellaring potential although I must say I enjoyed the leftover wine with roast lamb. ***** Rating: 96 Bob Campbell MW - BobsWineReviews.com (Aug 2014)
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