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2019 Cloudy Bay, Te Wāhi, Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Pinot Noir
Ready - mature
Erin Larkin
94/100
James Suckling
93/100
Product: 20198111869
2019 Cloudy Bay, Te Wāhi, Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand

Description

A beautifully balanced, multi layered expression of Pinot Noir which oozes aromatic complexity. The stunning bouquet draws you in with intense aromas of wild strawberries, roses and exotic spice. The palate is dark and intense with complex notes of sweet cherry, raspberry coulis, precise damson alongside well integrated notes of clove and oak spice. The tannins are wonderfully silky alongside a sparkling freshness and an immensely long moreish finish. This is a delightful wine which will certainly appeal to all pinot lovers.

Drink 2024 - 2035

Hugo Dale, Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd (February 2024)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Maturity Ready - mature
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Cloudy Bay

Critics reviews

Erin Larkin 94/100
The 2019 Te Wahi Pinot Noir hails from Central Otago (to be clear), but I’ve included it in the Marlborough report, given the estate is based there. Bottled in very heavy Burgundy glass and under natural cork, this wine leads with savory, earthy notes of fresh game, black pudding, charred coffee grounds, resin, oak and inflections of peat. In the mouth, the wine is hearty and full, shaped by firm, plentiful tannins. It feels very early in its lifespan, currently. It’s an altogether savory, rich, dense wine with a long future in front of it.Drink now to 2039Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate (November 2023)
Erin Larkin, RobertParker.com (Nov 2023)
James Suckling 93/100
Aromas of dried strawberries and black cherries with lavender and orange peel. Medium body with creamy round tannins and a beautiful finish. Hints of bark and fresh herbs. Very drinkable and delicious now.james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (January 2024)
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Jan 2024)

About this wine

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.
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Cloudy Bay

Established in 1985, Cloudy Bay is pivotal in thrusting New Zealand’s Marlborough region into the global limelight of winemaking excellence. Nestled within the picturesque Wairau Valley, gracing the northern expanse of New Zealand’s South Island, this estate basks in the embrace of a cool climate and optimal grape-growing conditions.
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