Ata Rangi Pinot Noir 2014

Ata Rangi Pinot Noir 2014Ata Rangi, meaning 'dawn sky' or 'new beginning', is a small, family owned, organic winery in Martinborough that has a reputation for producing exceptional quality pinot noir. The Ata Rangi Pinot Noir is their flagship wine and is regarded by many to be one of the greatest pinot noirs that comes out of New Zealand. "This is a beautifully rich and succulent, elegantly balanced and refined Pinot Noir with seamless flowing, ripe flavours of dark berry

extroverted and weighty for the Block 3

the Wairau Valley and the Southern Valleys sub-regions (refer to the map below)

Early in 2021 Helen Watts (at the tender age of 86) sold Fox Creek Wines to Ben Gibson

During his formative years Rob worked in the family's vineyard

The fruit for the 2018 Handpicked Regional Selections Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir is from two vineyards to the north of the region

Alfio Cavallotto explained to me that before the creation of the Langhe DOC

The palate gives pleasant hints of confected strawberry and cherry fruits

powerful wine that still shows incredible purity and elegance

It is also a terrific rendition

The fruit is not obviously defined but there is a good savoury tannic backbone to give balance

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