Ata Rangi, McCrone Vineyard Pinot Noir

Ata Rangi, McCrone Vineyard Pinot NoirFull screwcapped bottle 1,303 g. Vineyards certified organic. Overall, the season was slightly warmer than average, but it finished cooler. McCrone vineyard is just around the corner from their home block but here the soils are remarkably different. While the Martinborough Terrace is predominantly alluvial gravels, there is a compact seam of clay which threads its way across a section of the terrace, fanning out over the gravels and creating a cooling

Finishes with big

which is to say a wine of finesse and refinement

Round and generous but also elegant and refined on the palate

Temperance Hill and Witness Tree

The dangerous coolness of a glacier

floral and spice scents are underscored by emerging mineral and succulent herb flourishes

This magnificent Chevalier should be a genuine stunner in 12 to 15 years

Hot finish

This should be even better in another year or two

textural finish

As is the case with the Champans the underlying material is such that this should have no problem absorbing the wood

with wonderfully pure damson plum