Sato Le Ferme de Sato Les Violettes Pinot Noir 2021

A$129.00

Availability
In stock
Volume
750ml
Varieties
Region/Country
Central Otago, New Zealand
Rating
97 points

Vintages

2021

Description

The Les Violettes is arguably the most seductive of the incredibly impressive Sato Pinot Noirs.

This wine is fermented as 100% whole berries, lending a brilliant brightness and levity to this cuvee.

It's a gorgeous expression of Central Otago, in a more red-fruited zone than many of the more muscular wines of the region. Supple, silky - this is a world-class Pinot Noir.

Ratings

Score
97 points
Review

This is a fantastic new wine with 100% whole berry fermentation with medium to full body, it is firm and layered, and has plenty of strawberry, cherry, cedar and creamy tannins. It evolves beautifully in the bottle. A triumph. Better after 2026 but already gorgeous..

Score
94 points
Reviewer
Ken Gargett
Review

100% whole bunches here, giving the wine quite a stemmy and spicy note. Two and a half weeks of carbonic maceration. Herbs, pepper, root vegetables and smoky earth notes. Lovers of the whole bunch style will love it. For me, a touch much though it is a thoroughly good Pinot. A well-structured style. Fifteen years.

This is the first vintage of this wine. A second tasting a few weeks later saw more of an undergrowth note with black jellybean notes, and an ever-so-slightly elevated score.

Specifications

Closure
Screw cap
Serving Temp.
14-18 °C
Decanter
Food pairing
Duck and Game

Tasting Profile

Palate
It is firm and layered, and has plenty of strawberry, cherry, cedar and creamy tannins. It evolves beautifully in the bottle. A triumph

Sato Le Ferme de Sato Les Violettes Pinot Noir 2021

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