Complete and comforting from the very outset, Ata Rangi has delivered another benchmark pinot noir full of all the gently woven complexity and allure that sets the variety apart from most others. Like a tiny piece of...
Complete and comforting from the very outset, Ata Rangi has delivered another benchmark pinot noir full of all the gently woven complexity and allure that sets the variety apart from most others. Like a tiny piece of Vosne-Romanée came to Martinborough; light fragrant notes, fresh rose petals, a dusting of sweet spices and super-pure cherry fruits waft around the glass in regal formation. The palate is deliciously capricious at this young stage, for the first impression is of lightness and sheer elegance; it falls on the palate with feather-like impact then builds, and builds, and builds. It layers fine pastry-like sheets of tannin and arrives at a fine crescendo of flavor and pure pinot exuberance, leaving a comet-like trail in its wake. This is impeccably crafted; fine, powerful and truly worthy of grand cru status. Drink now. - Nick Stock