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New Zealand’s Marlborough is renowned for Sauvignon but is today proving to be a top destination for fine Pinot Noir too. From one of the area’s most outstanding wineries, Hunter’s, this Gold medal winner is a delicate mix of berry fruit and spice.
New Zealand’s Marlborough is renowned for Sauvignon but is today proving to be a top destination for fine Pinot Noir too. From one of the area’s most outstanding wineries, Hunter’s, this Gold medal winner is a delicate mix of berry fruit and spice.
Tasting notes
Delicate berry notes balanced by more savoury forest floor and spice
Aroma
Mature, ripe berry fruit with subtle leafy spice and oak
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These days Pinot Noir lovers are spoilt for choice between the classics of Burgundy and a raft of fabulous New World challengers – none finer, in our view, than New Zealand’s. The Kiwi wine success story is one of the most remarkable in modern times, and one in which Hunter’s has played a major part. Today the estate is run by Jane Hunter, a viticulturist with a string of accolades for her work, including a ‘UK Women in Wine Award’, and an OBE, and her nephew, James Macdonald, who is head of winemaking. This is beautifully crafted Marlborough Pinot Noir, as its long medal tally down the years suggests. Savour its berry fruit and gentle oak with coq au vin and other white meat dishes or even with meaty fish.