Cloudy Bay Pinot Noir 2013
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James Suckling
The style of pinot that Cloudy Bay have set themselves up around is a bold, brassy and assertively oaked style but the bold and ripe brambly dark cherry fruits are up to the task. Then there's gentle citrus peel along with earth, spices and herbs. The tannins are strong but smooth, and there's plenty of freshness and energy on the palate. Flavoursome dark cherry fruits run deep. Drink in 2016.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The 2013 Cloudy Bay Pinot Noir is all about elegance. This wine offers red fruits from the beginning to the end. Its lively and fresh palate makes it a fine candidate for a salmon and Pinot Noir pairing. Drinks well now. (Tasted: August 4, 2016, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Enthusiast
his wine boasts subtle black cherries and plums, framed in a bed of toasty, mocha-tinged oak. It’s rich and silky, with a discreet dusting of cocoa on the long finish.
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Decanter
Discreet aromas of black stone fruit, dried herbs and sweet spice; palate is soft, with fresh acidity and firm, fine tannins. Smartly crafted but needs time to come together.
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Cloudy Bay Vineyards, established in 1985, is today a partnership between champagne house Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin and co-founder of Cape Mentelle Vineyards in Western Australia, David Hohnen. The Cloudy Bay team is committed to producing 'wines of region' and strives to enhance the pure, bracing flavors naturally afforded by the climate and soils of Marlborough. The winery and vineyards are situated in the Wairau Valley in Marlborough at the northern end of New Zealand's South Island. This unique and cool wine region enjoys a maritime climate with the longest hours of sunshine of any place in New Zealand. Cloudy Bay has estate vineyards located at prime sites within the Wairau Valley and long-term supply agreements with five Wairau Valley growers. The main varieties grown are Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.