Escarpment Te Rehua Pinot Noir, Martinborough, New Zealand

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Leads with fresh, juicy cherry and strawberry flavors on a muscular body, with black tea, forest floor and aromatic details of black pepper, rose petal, sarsaparilla and white pepper. Gains momentum on the finish. Drink now through 2031. 390 cases made, 75 cases imported.??–MW??Region: New Zealand / Wairarapa / Martinborough Select to Add

Robust and settled into its muscular, dense frame, this offers abundant red and blue fruit flavors, with toasted herbs, rose petal, fresh tobacco and loamy earth. All of the details fit together wonderfully, with strong-brewed Earl Grey notes on the finish. Drink now through 2030. 250 cases made, 75 cases imported.??–MW??Region: New Zealand / Wairarapa / Martinborough Select to Add

Robust and concentrated, with a core of fleshy cherry, plum and pomegranate flavors that show red licorice and sweet paprika notes, with dried violet, fresh earth and dried herbal accents. The generous flavors are supported by muscular tannins and a long finish, where notes of chai tea linger. Drink now through 2036. 75 cases imported.??–MW??Region: New Zealand / Wairarapa / Martinborough Select to Add

The perfumed, floral 2019 Te Rehua Pinot Noir features scents of rose petals, red raspberries and tea leaves. Medium to full-bodied, it's wiry on the palate, with ample concentration and firm tannins, accentuated by bright acids. The finish ends up being taut and slightly astringent, in need of cellaring to reach its best.

Once again, this 30-year-old vineyard has delivered the goods. The 2018 Te Rehua Pinot Noir has some slightly over-prominent stemmy notes on the nose at this early age, but there is so much substance here that I'm confident they'll integrate nicely over time. Even now, they lend a slightly herbal-briary edge to the raspberry and cherry fruit that makes those flavors more savory and complex. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, generous and richly textured, with terrific concentration and length on the mocha-tinged finish.