The most fragrant of the Kooyong trio, Meres is a pinot noir of beautiful perfume of delicate rose petal and red cherry. This carries right through the palate, giving elegance to savoury depth of beetroot and tangy morello cherry fruit. Tannins are fine yet confident, lingering with excellent line and length, promising a great future. […]
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Some are saying 2013 was the best vintage in Martinborough in a decade. Ata Rangi winemaker Helen Masters describes it as pretty much a perfect vintage, with dramatic cool nights to retain acidity at the end of the season, creating a tension between concentration and length. This permitted her the scope to ferment with 30% […]
readThe most commanding and deepest of the Kooyong single vineyard trio in 2012, Haven delivers wonderful precision of black cherry fruit over a backdrop of beetroot and brambles, carrying long on the finish. The power of this vineyard is well encapsulated in an expansive palate that fans out into depth and breadth on the finish, […]
readFrom a famed little vineyard on the Mornington, this is a delightfully characterful pinot of fragrance, purity, delicacy and structure. In 2013 its purity of fruit is mesmerising, but it’s the line and persistence that elevate it to one of the great vintages from this special place. Magnificent aromas of rose petal unite with exact […]
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