Bright and aromatic nose, showing cranberry, cinnamon, green herbs, strawberry, menthol/eucalyptus, almond, plum and vanilla. Fresh, balanced with plush, clean fruit and fresh acidity in delicious harmony. Dry and medium-bodied with layers of spice and herbal – there’s a distinctive note of fennel, and some darker, savoury tobacco and leather. Some of the initial sweetness fades and leaves an edgy dryness to the wine, and although fairly smooth I found a shortness to the finish. 90pts.
Tupari Awatere Valley Pinot Noir 2019
