New Zealand
Whilst wine makers the planet over struggle manfully and optimistically to grow Pinot Noir, New Zealand has proved one of the few places outside Burgundy where Pinot Noir seems to thrive. This is especially true of Martinborough in the North Island and Central Otago in the South Island, where Rolfe Mills defied all advice to plant the region鈥檚 first vines back in 1975 and created the wonderful.
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2020 KUMEU RIVER Pinot Noir Ray's Road
Hawkes Bay North Island New Zealand 13% Red
Pinot Noir.
From the best, most limestone-influenced bits of this vineyard that used to be owned by Trinity Hill in a joint venture with Pascal Jolivet, so was originally planted mainly with Sauvignon Blanc which is now being replac...(read more)
Jancis Robinson OBE MW
2020 RIPPON 'Rippon' Mature Vine Pinot Noir
South Island New Zealand 13.5% Red
Pinot Noir. Bio-dynamic
From Lake Wanaka. Aged for 12 months in mostly old French oak barrels. Biodynamically farmed. Vibrant crimson. Pure, focused, detailed red fruit. Elegant. Sandalwood and spice weaving through the fruit in fantasti...(read more)
Oliver Coleman, www.JancisRobinson.com
2022 FELTON ROAD Calvert Pinot Noir
Central Otago South Island New Zealand 14% Red
Pinot Noir.
The 2022 Pinot Noir Calvert is an intriguingly fragrant wine, evoking the medicinal herbs of an Italian aperitivo alongside cherries, fruit cake and festive spices, which continue on the palate. It fills the mouth but do...(read more)
Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous.com
2022 FELTON ROAD Cornish Point Pinot Noir
South Island New Zealand 14% Red
Pinot Noir.
The 2022 Pinot Noir Cornish Point is an elegant, stylish wine with precision and poise. It tickles the nose with its fragrance, almost dancing up your nostrils, bringing woody green herbs to your olfactory. Christmas spi...(read more)
Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous.com
2018 RIPPON Emma's Block Pinot Noir Mature Vine
South Island New Zealand 13.5% Red
Pinot Noir.
The 2018 Emma's Block Mature Vine Pinot Noir is all about tannins this year. They swarm through the mouth with buzzing energy and movement and seem to be seamlessly attached to the flavor at every juncture. A wine that c...(read more)
Erin Larkin, www.RobertParker.com
2022 FELTON ROAD Macmuir Pinot Noir
South Island New Zealand 14.5% Red
Pinot Noir.
The 2022 Pinot Noir MacMuir is a little reductive from the start, which initially mutes the pure fruit, but it shakes that off to reveal a tender, mid-weight wine with round shoulders. However, the conclusion has a sense...(read more)
Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous.comORDER
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