Lansdowne Estate Wairarapa Pinot Noir 2014 $42
Hear me out. Sometimes you can find absolute treasures inside the most unassuming packaging. This wine is an excellent example of that. Eleven years old and made by one of the Wairarapa’s legendary winemakers, Karl Johner, this pinot noir, grown on the original Beetham-owned farm (famous for Heritage NZ-listed Brancepath Homestead), is maturing into something rather sensational. Brick-red, scented with book-pressed roses, cherry clafouti, earthy, sous bois notes, soft spices and rooibos tea to tickle the tastebuds. The folk at Lansdowne were far more attentive to the quality of the wine inside the bottle than how the bottles actually looked so please forgive them for using a Papyrus font and glossy, sticker-type labels. Aging gracefully and packed with pinosity.
Martinborough Wine Merchants or email enquiries@lansdownewine.co.nz
