[SOLD-OUT] Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir 2014

Bob Campbell MW 98 points!
“Very pure, elegant Pinot Noir that delivers power with consummate subtlety. Red cherry, raspberry, violet and mineral underpinned by spicy French oak. A thoroughly seductive wine that can be appreciated now but has plenty of cellaring potential.”
Bob Campbell MW

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Raymond Chan 19+ Points!
Dark ruby-red colour with moderate depth, a little lighter on the rim. The nose is refined in expression with firmly concentrated aromas of dark red berry fruits and black cherries harmoniously melded of soft, complexing layers of dried herbs and whole cluster stalk perfumes. The aromatics build in depth and intensity, unveiling dark-red florals, dark plums and earthy detail. Medium-full bodied, the palate features rich and lusciously sweet, ripe fruit flavours of dark-red berry fruits integrated with savoury, earthy plums to form a tightly packed and deep heart. The mouthfeel is soft, plush and seamless in texture with refined structure and grip. Layers of savoury dark herbs and whole cluster stalk complexities unfold to provide considerable interest. Some underlying alcoholic power carries the rich fruit, withripe acidity lending roundness. The wine leads to a softly concentrated, gently lingering finish of savoury detail. This is a soft, plush, seamless and sweetly rich Pinot Noir with dark red berry and plum fruit with complex whole bunch complexities. Serve with casseroles and game meat dishes over the next 6-8+ years. 60% clone 114, 25% Abel and 15% 667 from the ‘Te Muna Road’ vineyard, hand-picked and indigenous yeast fermented with 50% whole clusters to 13.8% alc., the wine spending 18-25 days on skins, and aged 10 months in 30% new French oak barriques
Raymond Chan, Raymond Chan Wine Reviews, 2016

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Ben Thomas 95 points!
“Cherry, raspberry, strawberry, plus earthy herb and wet stone flavours, the wine is smooth but lively. Its structure is spot-on: a light grip, mineral acid and loads of delicate flavour, and an effortlessness that's perfect.”
Ben Thomas, Weekly Review

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Wine Front 94+ Points
“Has that heightened aromatic profile that great pinot noir can get, perfumed, rich cherry fruit, mahogany wood back notes, fine spice detail, faint whiff of dried herbs and undergrowth. Brooding power beckons. Savoury tannin drives the wine, dark, juicy fruit swirls, but its the twiggy, briary tannins that are the take home. Structure, firmness, then that flicker of pretty. It’s drinking superbly but you know this will age wonderfully too. Let it unfurl.”
Mike Bennie, Wine Front, 2016

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Country:

New Zealand

Region:

NZ- Martinborough

Variety:

Wine Red - Pinot noir

Size:

750mL