"Sweetly fruited & seductively savoury" Wine Orbit
"The palate displays excellent weight & persistency together with silky texture" Wine Orbit
Pairs beautifully with any roasted red meats or a well prepared steak with mushroom sauce
Envoy Outpost Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016
Envoy Outpost Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Noir 2016
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Awarded 94/100 Points & 5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Jul 2020
Awarded 93/100 Points & 4 Stars
Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Feb 2022
Description
- Spicy oak
- Plum & dark berry
- Toasted spice
- Silky texture
"Sweetly fruited and seductively savoury, it's beautifully lifted on the nose showing dark berry, game, toasted spice and almond characters with a hint of dried herb nuance. The palate displays excellent weight and persistency together with silky texture and chalky tannins, making the wine sturdy and structured. At its best: now to 2024" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Jul 2020
"Mellow, moderately concentrated pinot noir with red fruits, spice, anise, plum, spicy oak and bacon fat flavours. Still reasonably fresh, with emerging savoury bottle development. Well-structured with a backbone of fine, ripe tannins" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Feb 2022
Plum, five-spice, and truffles. Deep-set red fruit flavours are bound by the firm structure. Medium weight in the mid palate finishes chalky and firm. Over time the vibrant fruit spice at bottling should transform to more of the earthy aromas typical of Pinot Noir. Structurally the wine should soften over time to provide great complexity and interest over a 5-10 year cellaring period.
Omaka Valley - clay/silt loam over clay bound glacial gravel on a steeply sloping, direct North facing aspect.
Handpicked in the cool of morning, the grapes naturally fermented and were hand plunged in open vats over several weeks. A portion of the bunches were left as whole bunches. After draining to barrels for 19 months, the wine was blended before bottling 24 months after harvest.
2016 was excellent. Dry conditions without excessive heat meant the pinot noir had small crops with great concentration. Acid retention was very good with flavour, tannin and sugar maturities well balanced for near perfect harvest conditions.
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