Rod Easthope Martinborough Pinot Noir 2018
About the wine
Sultry New Zealand Pinot aged in special Burgundy barrels
- Dark and dreamy Pinot Noir doused in fresh fruit flavors like the first bite of a full, ripe cherry. This red is sleek and smooth with an oaky backbone that lets the fruit shine through on a long, luxurious finish.
- Rod aged this Pinot in small French oak barrels straight from a special connection in Burgundy, to help show off the fullest, most refined character of these glorious grapes.
- With your help, Rod sourced this red from Martinborough, the birthplace of New Zealand Pinot Noir and home to some of the north island’s very best Pinot vineyards.
Best before
Enjoy it now with a little decanting. It also has the structure to last another 5 years in bottle, which will reveal more complexity.
Serving advice
Pour a large glass and serve it at cellar temperature (around 64 ºF). Allow it to warm and aerate in the glass and observe the flavors unfolding.
Food match
You can't go wrong with Duck Confit. But Pinot Noir is pretty versatile when it comes to food.
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
New Zealand
Martinborough
Pinot noir
Fruity Red
12.5% ABV
750ml
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Rod Easthope
- Rod left his full-time post as Chief Winemaker at Craggy Range, New Zealand's most iconic winery, to set-up-shop alone and make an exclusive range of wines just for us, using the BEST grapes that Hawke's Bay, Marlborough and Central Otago have to offer.
- Rod is an immense talent, whose wines are dripping in medals, rave journalist reviews and oodles of Parker Points - and he can now strike out on his own thanks to Angel funding and backing!
- This is a huge win because Rod is at the pinnacle of New Zealand winemaking. Your tastebuds are in for an incredible treat.
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