Elegant and balanced New Zealand Pinot Noir. We review the Craggy Range Te Muna Road Vineyard Pinot Noir.
100% Pinot Noir from the higher terraces of the Te Muna Road Vineyard in Martinborough, New Zealand. The wine is aged 10 months in French oak barriques (28% new) and has no residual sugar.
Sample submitted for review. This wine is available for as low as $26 (Saturday Splurge).It is imported by Kobrand.
From the bottle:
Craggy Range is an iconic family-owned New Zealand winery, established in 1998. The select parcels for this wine are grown on the farmed ancient stony soils of the Martinborough terrace located at Te Muna, which means ‘secret place’. The grapes are hand-picked and fermented before maturation in French oak for 11 months. The wine shows the intensity and complexity of flavours specific to fine Pinot Noir; a floral bouquet and a palate of black cherry with wild spice and earthy undertones. Cellar with confidence for at least 5 years.
Produced by Craggy Range Vineyards Limited
12.5% Alcohol
The 2023 Craggy Range Te Muna Vineyard Pinot Noir begins with an elegant, lovely aroma of red and black cherry among other assorted berry flavors. It also features a little vanilla and some pleasing notes of dried herbs.
The medium-bodied wine tastes smooth, silky and round in the mouth. It features similar flavors to the nose and is balanced and elegant when tasting too.
It ends dry, soft and very long and was similar
This Article was originally published on The Reverse Wine Snob
