Te Mania Pinot Noir 2016
/ Bottle
$ / Case Of 12
- Country / Region: New Zealand / Nelson
- Type: Red Wine
- Variety: Pinot Noir
- Vintage: 2016
- Perceived Sweetness: Dry
- Body: Medium Bodied
- Closure: Screwcap
- When To Drink: Enjoy now or let it develop complexity over the next few years.
Tasting Notes
This certified organic Pinot Noir uses a range of clones, all hand-harvested. The grapes were crushed and put into open tanks and fermented with wild and inoculated yeasts. The fermenting wine and skins were hand plunged for 8–10 days. After ferment the wine was left on skins for 14 to 19 days before being pressed, settled and racked to tank. The wine was then aged in French oak barrels for 10 months.
It has lovely, lifted nose with red cherry and mocha notes combined with savoury, spicy aromas. On the palate, full fruit flavours of red cherry and raspberry. Savoury, gamey flavours with hints of leather balanced with long, elegant tannins add complexity to this wine which delivers a long elegant finish. This wine will continue to develop complexity over the next couple of years.
Food Pairings
Try with roast chicken or meaty fish such as salmon, mackerel, swordfish, monkfish and tuna. Also suitable for those practicing a vegan diet.
Third Party Reviews
The attractively fragrant bouquet shows ripe strawberry, mixed spice, cured meat and dried herb characters. It is smooth and gentle on the palate, displaying delicate fruit intensity and fine tannins. The wine nicely combines sweet berry flavours with earthy, savoury notes. 4 Stars (out of five) – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, 2017
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