Size 750mL

Martinborough - Single Vineyard

Wine Maker Notes:

The 2018 Escarpment Te Rehua Pinot Noir has a unique site derived complexity and texture combined with black cherry/plum fruit flavors. It will continue to develop for up to 10 years and will always be a wonderful counterpart to any game food.

Reviews:

93+ Wine Advocate

"Once again, this 30-year-old vineyard has delivered the goods. The 2018 Te Rehua Pinot Noir has some slightly over-prominent stemmy notes on the nose at this early age, but there is so much substance here that I'm confident they'll integrate nicely over time. Even now, they lend a slightly herbal-briary edge to the raspberry and cherry fruit that makes those flavors more savory and complex. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, generous and richly textured, with terrific concentration and length on the mocha-tinged finish."

92 Vinous

"A rich, fleshy style with a totally different tannin structure than the Kiwa block, which is just around the corner. This is a slightly warmer site and so the fruit is a little riper, offering damson skin and cherry, while there's plenty of succulence too. It's mouth-filling, and those tannins build over the course of the wine, coating the entirety of the palate with melted chocolate texture. A high percentage of whole bunch gives this wine an athletic line and an herbal scent lingers on the long finish. Drinking window: 2021 - 2028."