Description
The Escarpment Kiwa Pinot Noir vines are grown on the Cleland Vineyard in Martinborough from 31 year old vines which always reward with savoury, complex, spicy wine. As with all of Larry McKenna’s wines, Kiwa offers a level of winemaking skill and commitment to terroir which is rarely found in the New World. Bottled without filtration, promoting soft mouth feel and texture, this is an outstanding example of classic Pinot Noir.
The palate of this wine has aromas of spice and anise followed by a lifted fragrance due to the inclusion of stems. These flavours are underpinned by an array of red fruit flavours, such as raspberry, sour red cherry and redcurrant, which are held together by a fine line of acidity that drives the length of the palate with minerality leading into a taught crunchy structure. Texture is the real hero here, giving the wine a velvety mouthfeel.
Ageing potential: It will continue to develop for up to 10 years and will be a wonderful counterpart to any game food served at 16°C.
Alcohol: 14%
