Margrain Rivers Edge Pinot Noir 750ml
Margrain Rivers Edge Pinot Noir 750ml
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Margrain Rivers Edge Martinborough Pinot Noir 2018 750ML
Having three qualitybased Pinot Noir labels gives us a lot of flexibility in any given year 2018 was a season of extremes one of the warmest on record yet an El Nino weather pattern set the scene for an unprecedented number of Tropical Cyclones to attack in late summer Though only 2 of these made their way to Martinborough the accumulated rainfall delayed ripening and resulted in patches of botrytis rot which necessitated selective picking While it was not a Reserve year we could easily have blended the best of the barrels to fashion a batch of Home Block but made the painful decision that a bigger volume of Rivers Edge was preferable in the brave new world that is 2020 Our loss your gain The wine smiles demurely from the glass sporting a beautiful redliquorice hue The nose is led by sweet peach chutney grilled red capsicum and folded white chocolate Chewy black currant jam caramelised prune and dried fig give luscious fruity notes while rich Bisto gravy and rubbed totara firesticks impart a smoky complexity Warm pumpkin pie sprinkled liberally with nutmeg fleshes out the nose which finishes with an intriguing earthy aroma like a fragrance by Issey Miyake The palate is warm and wet and nuzzles up like a dog on the couch during a latenight movie It has a generous mouthfeel and the silky smooth texture of fluffy rabbit hair combined with a zigzagging tenacity which seesaws across the tongue and needles away like a 2 fingered typist Rich blackberry dripping from the vine raspberry drop and blueberry too lend a succulence and compliance which is reined in only slightly by chunky chopped almonds aubergine skin and notes of a beef shin reduction Bluechip tannins dance on the spot jabbing left and right with a long reach while far from the shallow restrained acidity contributes subtly to a sweetsour indulgence Try a glass with a rested but rare fillet of beef on the BBQ
ABV 133