Te Mata's showcase pinot noir sourced from the Dartmoor vineyard, 6% whole bunch and matured in French oak, 30% new for 11 months. Bright and perfumed with lifted red cherry, raspberry and red plum fruit suffused with exotic spice, light leaf litter, crushed herbs, charcuterie, poached rhubarb, dried shiitake and crushed riverstone. Silken with a supple fruit flow and a spacious mouthfeel. Creamy, fine tannins, a fine mineral cadence and a long, slender finish. Points: 94/100
Very good intensity of plummy red tinged with purple; the aromas very fresh and primary dark cherry to black plum, the palate showing good depth of flavour and light, drying, powdery tannins that impart a whisper of bitterness on the follow-through which would disappear in the presence of food. This promises more if cellared a few years. Points: 92/100
Smoky aromas of fresh and dried strawberries with orange peel follow through to a medium- to full-bodied palate. Lightly dry tannins frame the wine beautifully. So savory. Solid and structured yet highly approachable at the end. Points: 95/100
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