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2020 Te Pa Pinot NoirPinot Noir from New Zealand

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The newly released 2020 te Pa Pinot Noir is tightly coiled, dense, and ripe with dark brooding fruit. It possesses complex aromatics, with sweet ripe fruits, savoury earthy ...

  • 92+ Raymond Chan - Raymond Chan Wine Reviews
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Rating:

92+

Deep, ruby-red with a purple hue, moderately transparent, lighter on edge. The nose is bright and softly full, aromas of red cherries, blackberries, lifted by spices and deep floral fragrance. Medium-bodied, nuances of red cherries, blackberries melded with dark herbs, violets, linger with black pepper to a succulent, sustained finish. The wine is youthful, displaying bright fruit with beautiful complexity of herb and spice. Fine-grained delicate extraction is silky on the palate, leaving an elegant impression. This is a pretty Pinot Noir with approachable fruit and a refined tannin structure. Match with roasted pigeon and lamb racks over the next 3-5 years. Fruit from Taylor River, Clone 115 fermented in batches with 15-30% whole bunch, 5-7 days cold-soaked, fermented to 14.3% alc, 7-15 days post-ferment maceration, aged in French oak barrels for 11 months, 30% new oak. 18.5+/20 pts

Product Description:

The newly released 2020 te Pa Pinot Noir is tightly coiled, dense, and ripe with dark brooding fruit. It possesses complex aromatics, with sweet ripe fruits, savoury earthy notes, and stem and oak spice. The palate displays plums and dark cherries alongside brambly berry fruit, anise and cinnamon spice. The fruit is encased in supple tannins, ensuring this wine will age gracefully for years to come.

Product Detail

Item # 128264
Country New Zealand
Region South Island
Sub-Region Marlborough
Ratings

92+ - Raymond Chan - Raymond Chan Wine Reviews

Vintage 2020
Color Red
ABV 14.0%
Varietal(s) Pinot Noir
Size 750mL
Closure Screwtop
Features Organic
Taste ripe cherry, plum, strawberry, raspberry and mushroom
Nose barnyard, cherry, plum, game and tomato