Ata Rangi, Pinot Noir Vintage:2016 with muscular tannins

with muscular tannins

lemon zest and discreet wood toast

Lively and rather compelling

accented by licorice

there is not much produced

Ata Rangi, Pinot Noir Vintage:2016 with muscular tanninsStill rather firm in texture, the 2014 Pinot Noir offers up leafy, tomato like notes that are nicely balanced by black cherries and earth. It's medium to full bodied, then turns velvety on the long finish, with at least another decade of life ahead of it. Just days before my visit, Helen Masters was named New Zealand Winemaker of the Year by Gourmet Traveller Wine, which just shows I'm not alone in my admiration for her remarkable achievements at Ata