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2014 Escarpment Kupe Pinot Noir

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February 12, 2023 - $47

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RATINGS

97James Suckling

...graphite and black cherries on the nose, in fine combination with dark spices, rosehip, toasty oak and sweet, freshly dug earth. The palate rolls through like a perfectly formed wave, delivering an arc of dark-plum and cherry fruit, as the tannins curl and twist on the finish before releasing a fresh surge of tangy plum flavors.

94Wine Spectator

Deep and complex, with vanilla bean and roasted beet notes to the licorice-scented plum and wild blackberry flavors. Smoke, frankincense and sarsaparilla details mingle with cedar and black tea elements on the long, velvety, expressive finish.

92Vinous / IWC

Alluring aromas of black raspberry, musky spices, dark chocolate, anise, peppery stems and resiny earth. Wonderfully silky and plush, offering insidious intensity to its flavors of raspberry, dusty herbs and saline minerality; really mounts toward the back end. The slowly building finish dusts the entire palate with very smooth tannins and leaves behind an impression of savory extract.

91The Wine Advocate

...offers subdued notes of cranberries, raspberry leaves, and Bing cherries with suggestions of underbrush and tobacco. Medium-bodied, the palate is elegantly fruited with a taut backbone of chewy tannins and great freshness, finishing long and pure.

90Burghound.com

...ripe, fresh and well-layered dark fruit and exuberantly spicy nose...reasonably concentrated, velvety and round medium-bodied flavors that possess good but not special depth and length on the firm but not austere finale.

15.5Jancis Robinson

Pea-pod and stem leafiness. Clay-like earthy minerality over crunchy, leafy red cherry. Crisp acidity with leafy whole-bunch notes, spice and chewy, fairly firm tannins. Warming, peppery finish

REGION

New Zealand, Wairarapa, Martinborough

Wairarapa is on the south end of New Zealand’s north island, and it is the country’s most exciting Pinot Noir region. Martinborough is the very small town that serves as the South Wairarapa region’s commercial center, and the district is home to more than 60 wineries, many of them specializing in Pinot Noir, and, more recently Pinot Gris. A mountain range between Wellington, to the west, and Wairarapa keeps the region’s vineyards temperate, with relatively dry falls that are optimal for Pinot Noir harvesting. The region also has the greatest variation between average daytime and average night temperatures, also a boon to grape growing and especially Pinot Noir. Sauvignon Blanc is also grown. ?

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.