product description
Ata Rangi Masters Pinot Noir 2021
Tasting Note
Reviews for Ata Rangi Masters Pinot Noir 2021:
Emma Jenkins MW
Decanter (at New Zealand Pinot Noir: Vintage report tasting, 03 Oct 2024)
A little reserved at first, then opens up with an elegant wave of gentle florals, red and blue fruits, and dried herbs; quite earthy, too. Very fine texture, quite tight at this early stage with firm but very rounded/silty tannins. Such a good core of fruit, really good concentration and length, very complete. The layers and restraint hint at many good things to come. Drinking Window: 2024 - 2035.
Stephen Wong MW
The Real Review
Light crimson. Strawberries and red peppers. Expressive with clearly exuberant fruit but not bombastic. It even smells crunchy. The palate is deeply flavoured with cola nut, black fruit, spice and sumac complexity, less expressive than the nose. Oak arrives mid-palate, contributing to a drying finish but with depth in reserve. Long, closed and very young with tight, cooler-climate acidity and linear, chalky tannins. Elegant and restrained at this stage, but with beautifully defined and detailed fruit which will reward cellaring. Ageing: 2025 to 2036.
Additional information
Type: red wine
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Food match: Match with crispy Cantonese roast duck or a rustic ratatouille with lamb meatballs.
Vineyard: Owned and farmed by Ata Rangi winemaker Helen Masters and her family, this vineyard was
established in 2002, four km south of the Martinborough Terrace. Here the alluvial gravels are mixed with
clay, which acts to retain moisture keeping the soils cooler than the more gravel dominant sites around
Martinborough village.
Winemaking: 70% whole bunch with the
remainder destemmed,
fermentation by indigenous yeasts.
Total tank time 15- 23 days. After
pressing, complete malolactic
ferment in oak.
11 months total in French oak (30%
new), then blended and held for
further 8 months prior to bottling.
Cellaring potential: 2035
Alcohol: 13.5% vol
Residual sugar: <1 g/l
Notice: contains sulfite
Bottle size: 0.75l
Closure: Screw cap
Serving: Serve Pinot Noir at 16 - 18°C, that is slightly cooler than a typical room temperature, to best enjoy the layers of aroma and flavour as the wine slowly warms in the glass. Decanting an hour or so before serving is worthwhile, especially for young and/or more structured wines.
Produced and bottled: Ata Rangi Vineyard, PO Box 43, Martinborough 5741, New Zealand
Germany
