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Ata Rangi P/Noir

Name: Ata Rangi P/Noir 750ml
SKU: 105235
Price: 99.99 NZD
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Wine · New Zealand · 750ml · 13%

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What it tastes like

Red fruit · cherry · silky finish

Bright, succulent, ripe red fruits create an inviting first impression of this classic Ata Rangi Pinot Noir. As the wine unfolds, delicate floral aromas emerge - think of dark, velvety roses - a fitting image for a wine with such luxuriously silky textural qualities. Tannins are very fine, very supple, allowing the wine to show lovely primary fruit on the nose at this early stage. The long, long finish is laden with fruit weight and intensity that promises rewards from careful cellaring. Listed in the 2019 Fine Wines of New Zealand list.

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Where it is from

Wine
Style: New Zealand
Origin: 750ml
Size: 13% ABV
Alcohol: 0.8 per bottle
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The story of Ata Rangi P/Noir

The vines behind this wine arrived by an unlikely route. In 1980 Clive Paton was looking for Pinot Noir cuttings for his new 4.9 hectare block at Martinborough, and was pointed to Malcolm Abel's small vineyard in West Auckland. Abel's vines came from Burgundy cuttings that had been confiscated at Auckland airport, where he worked as a customs officer. Ata Rangi became the mother block of what is now called the Abel clone, planted widely across New Zealand.

The first Ata Rangi Pinot Noir was released in 1985 and it remains the estate's signature wine. It is a blend of the oldest vines across six vineyards on the Martinborough Terrace, shallow silt over deep alluvial gravels. The vineyards are farmed organically, and the wine is fermented with native yeasts with a share of whole bunches in the tank, then bottled unfined and unfiltered.

The house style is fine rather than heavy. Aromas of dried hay and sage sit beside cranberry and ripe strawberry, and the tannins are silky, lifted by fresh acidity. Roast chicken with sage, pork belly or a dish of mushrooms and lentils all suit it, and the structure means a bottle can be kept for years.