Pinot Noir Escarpment 2019 Gift Basket Smooth on the palate

Smooth on the palate

they were hand fashioned by cutting the steel info facets that reflected the light

yet anchored in cool depths of limestone and chalk

chalky tannins

This unique sake is partly made with an ancient red rice variety which gives its red color to the sake

Pinot Noir Escarpment 2019 Gift Basket Smooth on the palateAt half the price of Escarpment's single vineyard wine, Kupe, this is stellar value for one of New Zealand's top Pinots. Still developing, it needs time in decanter or glass, then opens into a pretty yet powerful wine. Red fruit, tree sap, tar and underlying minerality are wound in raspy tannins. There's length, elegance, intensity and regional character, plus an ability to age until 2028, at least.