Ata Rangi Pinot Noir Billecart-Salmon hand pumpovers and cap submerging

hand pumpovers and cap submerging with oak header boards for eight days

showing stone fruit and mandarin

complemented by sweetly spiced oak and tightly packed savoury tannins

The palate is juicy and red-fruited

Ata Rangi Pinot Noir Billecart-Salmon hand pumpovers and cap submergingA full fragrant nose of juniper, rose petal, and plum meld with spice notes of cardamon and sumac. The palate concentration is exceptional, a hallmark of a small yielding year on the Martinborough Terrace. Buoyed by bright acidity and spice fragrance this is a very compelling release with finely coating tannin that extend the full length of the palate. This is an exciting wine to cellar as time will allow the more beguiling aromatic side to reveal