Year: 2014
Producer: Yealands Estate Winery
Region: Marlborough, New Zealand
Grape(s): Pinot Noir
Alcohol: 14.0%
Price (approximately): $17
My Musings:
The wine is a beautiful, bright ruby red color and possesses smokey aromas of red cherry, plum, and raspberry with subtle cedar and spice. On the palate, the wine really brings the fruit, with fresh red fruit flavors, subtle earth and floral elements, soft tannins and long, lingering finish.
At $17, this is an extraordinary value for a Pinot Noir that has great depth and complexity, ageing potential, and provides a classic example of New Zealand Pinot Noir. I reckon you should secure a few bottles on your next Costco trip.
Check out my full Costco Corner New Zealand post here!
Cheers!