Pinot Noir

from Martinborough, New Zealand

Price: $15.00

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Item No. 102446

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ratings pedigree (past vintages):

2009

2006

red wine style:

winemaker's notes:

Tasting Notes: A full bodied style with great backbone and a long lingering finish. An immediately accessible wine, which will improve over the next 2 years.

This Martinborough Pinot Noir is made from grapes grown on the alluvial gravel terraces for which the district has become famous. The season was exceptionally warm allowing high quality, fully ripe fruit to be harvested early with brilliant ripe cherry flavors.

critical acclaim:

"BEST BUY. From Larry McKenna's vineyard, Over the Edge is his more affordable line of wines. This needs a day of air to get past its funky vegetal tones and emphasize the brighter raspberry flavors of the fruit. It's layered and intense, a spicy, earthy pinot noir to cellar for several years. Once matured, it will match brisket. "

90 Points

Wine & Spirits

User Reviews

The top 3 most liked reviews for this wine.

Rachel Mercer - Prosser, WA (read all my reviews)

rating (9/16/2010):

This is a GREAT pinot Noir, not only because the price point is ridiculously reasonable--but because it's just damn fine wine. Clean, bright fruit notes with ripe cherry and a touch of floral notes. Nice, soft tannins on the finish and excellent balance of acidity. Great for sipping or pairing with food (a can't-go-wrong wine)!

henry sotomayor - Chicago, IL (read all my reviews)

rating (8/11/2011):

Drew Reese - Joshua Tree, CA (read all my reviews)

rating (9/29/2010):

New Zealand has great potential for Pinor Noir. This wine reminds you of a Savigny-Les-Beaune upon first opening. It has all the right elements, lots of cherrries and spice, but in the mouth it's a little sharp, a little thin and becomes tiresome after a while. It seems more of a commercial effort than artisanal.

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