ATA RANGI Martinborough Pinot Noir
- SKU:
- 4458353
- UPC:
- 2310062477756
98 points – James Suckling, November 2022
Number 1 New Zealand Wine of 2022
Number 59/100 Top Wines of the World 2022
Ata Rangi, meaning ‘dawn sky, new beginning’ is owned and managed by Clive Paton, his wife Phyll and his sister Alison. In 1980, Clive planted their bare, stony, home paddock at the edge of Martinborough, becoming one of just a handful of people pioneering grape growing in the area. Ata Rangi’s first vineyard covered less than five hectares of vines, planted on deep, free-draining alluvial gravels that mark the original course of a local river that flows from the hills flanking the valley's eastern side. Today they are joined by a strong team including winemaker Helen Masters, who in 2019 was awarded New Zealand Winemaker of the Year by Gourmet Traveller WINE magazine, in recognition of her 16 years working at Ata Rangi.
Ata Rangi’s estate Pinot Noir is produced from their oldest vines on the Martinborough Terrace, sourced from six small vineyards located within 500 metres of the winery. The 2020 Pinot Noir was 40% whole bunch pressed and 60% destemmed, fermented with indigenous yeasts in tank. After pressing, the wine underwent full malolactic fermentation in oak barrels. It was aged for 11 months in French oak barrels, of which 35% was new. The wine was then blended and aged for a further eight months prior to bottling. The result is complex, elegant and classically Ata Rangi.
SKU No.: 4458353
Style No.: 9801
Region: Martinborough
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 14%
Volume: 750ml
Allergens: Sulphites
98 points – James Suckling, November 2022
Number 1 New Zealand Wine of 2022
Number 59/100 Top Wines of the World 2022
Ata Rangi, meaning ‘dawn sky, new beginning’ is owned and managed by Clive Paton, his wife Phyll and his sister Alison. In 1980, Clive planted their bare, stony, home paddock at the edge of Martinborough, becoming one of just a handful of people pioneering grape growing in the area. Ata Rangi’s first vineyard covered less than five hectares of vines, planted on deep, free-draining alluvial gravels that mark the original course of a local river that flows from the hills flanking the valley's eastern side. Today they are joined by a strong team including winemaker Helen Masters, who in 2019 was awarded New Zealand Winemaker of the Year by Gourmet Traveller WINE magazine, in recognition of her 16 years working at Ata Rangi.
Ata Rangi’s estate Pinot Noir is produced from their oldest vines on the Martinborough Terrace, sourced from six small vineyards located within 500 metres of the winery. The 2020 Pinot Noir was 40% whole bunch pressed and 60% destemmed, fermented with indigenous yeasts in tank. After pressing, the wine underwent full malolactic fermentation in oak barrels. It was aged for 11 months in French oak barrels, of which 35% was new. The wine was then blended and aged for a further eight months prior to bottling. The result is complex, elegant and classically Ata Rangi.
SKU No.: 4458353
Style No.: 9801