Ata Rangi Crimson Martinborough Pinot Noir 2019

Description

• French oak
• Cranberry & blood orange
• Rose petal & cinnamon
• Sandalwood

"Ata Rangi’s second-label pinot noir made grapes grown on younger vines than their flagship wine. It is sporting a new label showing a stylised Pohutukawa flower. Seamless, stylish pinot noir with savoury, dried herb, spice, cherry, floral and violet flavours. Deliciously approachable now but should develop well, at least in the medium-term" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Aug 2021

This vintage has the intensity and structure that we love from Martinborough – complex notes of rose petal, blood orange, sandalwood, tamarind and toasted rice entice aromatically while the flavours of cranberry, cinnamon and bergamot tea align with the soft savoury notes of tobacco to taste. This structure makes for a beautifully food-friendly Pinot Noir.

Crimson is a selection of parcels from younger Pinot Noir vines from the winemakers various vineyards on the Martinborough Terrace. In their youth, vines tend to be more fruit expressive, gaining more complexity around 15-20 years.

Fruit was hand-harvested with the majority desteemed and a small parcel whole bunch fermented. Indigenous yeast ferment took place in stainless steel tanks before the wine was racked off into French oak barrels and cellared for 10 months.

20 years ago winemakers named this special Pinot Noir “Crimson” in support of Project Crimson, the charitable trust working to replant and preserve native red-flowering pōhutukawa and rātā trees throughout New Zealand. Ata Rangi founder Clive Paton has planted more than 75,000 trees at the Ata Rangi family’s Bush Block. The team continue to support conservation efforts across the region. Crimson Pinot Noir celebrates their commitment to remain in service to the land and to the ecosystem that sustains us.