"Our Pinots have quite high levels of fruit tannins and low levels of new oak (ca 20%) compared to the majority of NZ and even French Pinots. This helps create a long-lived wine with what we believe is a more authentic expression of "terroir". In the first 2-3 years it can be mistakenly perceived by some to be oaky, maybe even a touch of tart, but these characters do soften a lot more quickly than flavours of oak, and within 3-4 years the wine will open out and its varietal pedigree can then speak for itself. This has a dense colour with a pure ruby edge. The nose shows flowers, raspberry and boysenberries with touches of fragrant black tea and cinnamon. The palate is long and fresh with a seamless, creamy/nutty texture. It has elegance with concentration, again tasting of raspberry, red currants, subtle fruit cake spice and this is underpinned with the black tea flavours of the subtle fruit tannins. The wine is more approachable now than the more robustly structured '03 so expect it to be drinking well within the range of 2 - 8+ years if cellared under appropriate conditions."
Dry River Winery
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
NZ- Martinborough
Variety:
Wine Red - Pinot noir
Size:
750mL
