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Escarpment Kiwa Single Vineyard Pinot Noir Martinborough New Zealand 2021

Escarpment Kiwa Single Vineyard Pinot Noir Martinborough New Zealand 2021

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(Wine Advocate Score 91) The 2021 Kiwa Pinot Noir is from the original Kiwa vineyard in Martinborough town and was purchased by someone else after the 2022 vintage. The vineyard now has another purpose, although Escarpment keeps the working name. On the nose, the wine is plump and red fruited, with strawberry, cherry, star anise and garden mint. Interestingly, the wine expression is subdued and quiet. A gently minty nose feeds into the palate. There's a savory block, with sinewy tannin. Kiwa was picked on March 12 with 43% whole bunch. Two clones (5 and 6) were used. It spent 25 days on the skins and was plunged once a day. Oak was 35% new, with the balance being one and two years old. It was in oak for 20 months with no racking and was bottled unfined and unfiltered.
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This wine was grown on the Cleland Vineyard Cambridge Road, Martinborough from 31 year old vines.

A combination of deep alluvial gravels which the Martinborough Terraces are renowned for, and a blend of Clones UCD 5 and 6 always rewards us with savoury, complex, spicy wine.

It was open top fermented using indigenous yeast in traditional wooden cuvees, hand plunged every 12 hours, with a total vat time of 21 days. After pressing it was matured in 40% new French oak barriques for 18 months. It was fined to protect the flavours and aid brightness in the glass. Bottled without filtration, promoting
soft mouth feel and texture.

This is an outstanding example of classic Pinot Noir. It will continue to develop for up to 10 years and will always be a wonderful counterpart to any game food.

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