[SOLD-OUT] Martinborough Vineyards Home Block Pinot Noir 2013

Raymond Chan 18.5/20 Points! Five Stars!

"Even ruby-red colour, with slight purple hues, a little lighter on the rim. This has an elegant and refined, ethereal bouquet unfolding aromas of dark-red berry fruit harmoniously layered with savoury dark herbs, lifted red florals and nutty, cedary oak forming a tight core. An array of fruit and floral fragrances emerge with aeration. Medium-full bodied, the palate is refined and elegantly presented with a tightly bound heart, revealing flavours of dark-red berry fruits, savoury herbs and aromatic florals, along with notes of spice, nutty oak. The mouthfeel features fine-grained, flowery tannin extraction and integrated, soft acidity, the wine with a smooth, velvety flow, leading to a refined, tightly bound, bright aromatic finish of spices, florals and herbs. This is an elegant and refined Pinot Noir with ethereal red berry fruit and floral flavours on a tight, fine-grained and velvety palate. Serve with poultry and pork dishes over the next 6+ years. Hand-picked fruit from the company’s oldest vines on the Martinborough Terrace, clones, 51% Abel, 31% clone 5, 17% 10/5 and 1% Dijon, indigenous yeast fermented with 20% whole bunches to 13.5% alc., the wine spending 24 days average on skins and 12 months in 31% new French oak."

Raymond Chan

 

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Bob Campbell 96 Points!

"Strongly scented pinot noir, with cherry and violet aromas that follow onto the palate where subtle savoury, herb and toasty oak flavours are also evident. Supremely elegant wine with plenty of power that’s delivered with great subtlety. Good now, better later."

Bob Campbell MW

 

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 Wine Front 94 Points!

"Paul Mason is a considered and thoughtful winemaker, it feels, finessing the MV house style. This wine comes from older plantings, the original ones, which makes them some of the oldest pinot in the region. The vines surround the winery. 

Has that serious richness, wood spice, cedar, clove, twiggy oak, then a cavalcade of dark forest berry fruit, plum skins. The palate is supple with soft tannins, a prickle of spicy oak, yet feels very fine in the mouth, set to dart-shaped, finishes chiselled and pure. Oak a companion here, the wine is complex, layered, fine. It’s a regal feel. It’s very good."
Mike Bennie, Wine Front, November 2016

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"Our estate wines are exemplary expressions of our terroir, handcrafted from our 30+ year old vineyard located in the heart of Martinborough, the first plantings of Pinot Noir in New Zealand and therefore its oldest vines. A complex Martinborough Pinot Noir with aromas of soft red and dark cherry and plum, complemented by hints of exotic spice and earthiness. On the palate, the wine is tight and structured, laced with spicy, savoury notes and a lingering, herbal acidity.."

Martinborough Vineyards

Country:

New Zealand

Region:

NZ- Martinborough

Variety:

Wine Red - Pinot noir

Size:

750mL