Rippon 'Mature Vine' Central Otago Pinot Noir 2013
Country New Zealand Region Central Otago Style Red Wine Variety Pinot Noir Vintage 2013 Size 750ml Producer Rippon Vineyards 95 POINTS: Winefront Monthly
94 POINTS: RobertParker.com
"The farm voice of a distinct parcel of land: Rippon. On the western board of Roy’s Bay, Lake Wanaka, Rippon’s north-facing escarpment forms the meeting point of terminal moraines and coarse gravels, all based in schist, on which some of the region’s earliest vines were planted. Rippon is a wine issued from all of the fully developed Pinot Noir vines growing in this land."
— Winery Notes"Savoury scents, sweet earth, briar, dark cherry, Chinese five spice, faint amaro soursweet
characters. Love pinot like this. So succulent in the palate – long, faintly sappy, crisp tannins, beautiful silky carry through the palate, finishes with tobacco like savouriness and amaroorange zestiness. All perfectly meshed, so much to think about per sip. Wonderful."
— 95 Points, Winefront Monthly"Medium ruby-purple colored, the 2013 Emma's Block Pinot Noir has a slightly restrained nose of cranberries, red currants and pomegranate with raspberry leaf, black pepper and dusty earth suggestions. Medium-bodied, the palate has beautiful energy with youthful red fruit and earth flavors supported by finely grained tannins and oodles of freshness, finishing long with a minerally character."
— 94 Points, RobertParker.com