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Ara Select Blocks Pinot Noir Marlborough Waihopi Valley 2012 Wine Review

Ara Select Blocks Pinot Noir Marlborough Waihopi Valley 2012

Ara Select Blocks Pinot Noir Marlborough Waihopi Valley 2012

Community Score:91/100

Community Reviews: 2

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Wine Type: Red Wine


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Darlene Myers - CAPS Student rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

At the recent 'New Zealand In A Glass' wine show, I had the opportunity to taste this wine. It is an extremely elegant expression of New Zealand Pinot Noir with good tannic structure. Beautiful raspberry flavors greet the nose and the palate and it has a great finish. New Zealand is putting out some fantastic Pinot Noir wines, and this is one of them.
Jane Staples - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

This PN displays inviting boysenberry, red cherry, earth and vanilla aromas, followed by bright flavours of red cherries, toasted oak and pepper. High acidity and finely balanced tannins. Long peppery fruit finish. Grapes were sourced from older blocks at Ara vineyard and a significant part of it was hand-picked. Aged in French oak. $24.95.

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