4 x 750ml bottles
Designed to showcase the single vineyard Pinot Noir and their individual expression of a vintage, each box contains Pinot Noir from the Kotinga, Masters and McCrone vineyards from the 2020 vintage.
This inaugural release also includes the highly anticipated new release Ata Rangi Pinot Noir 2020, a wine that scored 98 points from both Bob Campbell MW and James Suckling, where James anointed it the Wine of the Year in his Top 100 Wines NZ list for 2022.
Contents:
- 2020 Ata Rangi Pinot Noir
-2020 Ata Rangi Kotinga Pinot Noir
- 2020 Ata Rangi Masters Pinot Noir
- 2020 Ata Rangi McCrone Pinot Noir
See individual product ratings below.
A beautiful nose of sliced strawberries, crushed cherries, violets, grated nutmeg and a hint of white pepper. Some hibiscus, too. Supremely vibrant and perfumed with fine tannins that run the length of the medium-bodied palate. Textural. Ground spice and fresh fruit are intertwined, providing wonderful depth and complexity. So long as well. Seamless balance. Superb. Sustainable. Drink or hold.
Inviting aromas of green strawberry, hibiscus tea, milk chocolate and rosemary stem. Medium-bodied with velvety tannins and silky texture. Slightly chewy. Beautiful on the palate with lovely ground spice detailing the fresh red fruit and berries. Layered and dynamic. White pepper and coriander come through. Spicy, but pretty as well. An exciting wine. New single vineyard bottling. Sustainable. Drink or hold.
The McCrone Vineyard, with is combo of clay and alluvial gravel soils, brings distinct personality and minerality to this beautifully expressive wine. It starts with a heady nose you could fall straight into. Dried spices and herbs, vanilla pod, tree bark and cracked black pepper are in the fore, weaving through cherry, redcurrant cordial and orange rind. There's an ethereal lightness to the palate, but a tight structure to the fine tannins. Silky, freshly fruity and spicy, it's elegant, approachable and ageworthy.
Perfumed aromas of sliced strawberries, grated nutmeg, milk chocolate, wild thyme, violet and orange peel. Some mushroom. Medium- to full-bodied with silky, textured tannins that are soaked in beautifully fresh red fruit and berries. Floral and nuanced on the palate with subtle concentration and length. A beautiful wine. New single vineyard bottling. Best after 2024.