Estate-grown near Mapua, on the Nelson coast, this is typically a rich wine with strong personality. The 2013 vintage (4.5*), French oak-aged for 11 months, has full, moderately youthful colour. It’s a powerful, concentrated wine, ripely fragrant and sweet-fruited, with substantial body (14.5 per cent alcohol) and deep plum, spice and slight liquorice flavours, showing good complexity. A generous, supple red, it’s age-worthy but already drinking well.
Details
Type: Red Wines
Variety: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2013
Overall Rating for All Vintages Tasted: ★★★★✰ – 4.5 Stars
Price: $39 NZD
Sweetness: DRY
Value for Money: V+
Buyer’s Guide Edition: 2016