Rippon 'Rippon' Mature Vine Pinot Noir 2017

Vineyard: Rippon, the western board of Roy's Bay, Lake Wanaka. Rippon's north-facing escarpment forms the meeting point of terminal moraines and coarse gravels; all based in schist. Rippon, a wine issued from all of the fully developed Pinor Noir vines, is considered the farm voice of this distinct parcel of land.

Variety: Pinot Noir

Vintage: 2017

Pack Size: 750mL

Alcohol by Volume: 12.7

Total Acid: 6.1

pH: 3.63

Region: Wanaka, Central Otago

James Suckling

99 Points

This offers aromas of violets, blueberries, red and dark cherries, fragrant, freshly cracked black pepper and wet dark stones. Complex, but still tightly wound and reserved. The palate is very concentrated, dense and elegantly poised with such powerful tannin, carrying concentrated blueberry and dark-cherry flavors long. Really taut, fully ripe and mouth- wateringly intense pinot noir. Dark cherry-pit freshness to close. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but better in five years.

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