January 1, 2024 - Open 4 hours. An absolutely majestic nose headlined by roses, violets, spring undergrowth, and a little bit of wild strawberries. It smells like the woods in the spring. With air the rose adds a very feint chocolate giving a Turkish Delight note. The woods, flowers and cocoa return on the palette, but the fruit maybe a bit more black than red, wild brambles. A light iron minerality too. On the third glass, a little cola, like Fentiman’s cola, botanical style. This is an exceptional pinot noir, and I can’t wait to try other vintages.
July 7, 2023 - Light red. Minor deposit on decanting.
Briary raspberry and red cherry. Oak evident.
Ditto palate. More lifted raspberry fruit. Medium length. Coarse finish. I’m not as enamoured with it as previously.
Drink up.
Day 2 - Nose more refined, fruitful.
Palate more balanced, more black fruits evident. Black cherry. Still short but much more enjoyable and not fraying from being open for a day.
May 13, 2023 - Sour cherry some funk. Nice structure. Ok length. Very Pleasant but not great.
May 11, 2023 - eleven-vintage Ata Rangi vertical (K&L Redwood City): dark ruby colour. dark fruit dominates the generally sweet nose with vanilla and rose notes and just subtle earthy whiffs. in the mouth it is currently rather open-knit: dark and red fruits parade across the palate, tangy and bitter notes appear and fade, as do spice and herbal accents. the tannins are grippy but smooth, and the acidity is subtle but persistent. very good length.
at nearly eight years, it seems to me that this wine has not yet quite fully come together… i expect it to improve with even a bit more age.
40% whole cluster, 35% new oak for eleven months
[low-yielding season with smaller berry size. the driest growing season in about two decades affected by high winds. late season rains gave the vines a boost of energy]
March 31, 2023 - 👀 Slight purple-ish hue which is faded more towards brick red colour now, translucent.
👃🏼 Barnyard funk, animal, sweat, smoke.
👅 Structured pinot, even at this age shows good acidity and plenty of well integrated smooth tannin. Almost no primary fruit left at this stage, a bit of morello cherry. Mushroom and animal sweatiness predominate. A rounded, structured, good quality wine but a bit too hot and short on the finish. Very Burg like.
September 8, 2022 - Had with Satu and Pete for a tapas dinner in august 2022.
Beautiful red fruits (cherry dominant, raspberries too). Faint hint of mushroom or earthy and nicely balanced acidity.
May 29, 2022 - 一年内第二次喝2015年份，上次喝还是去年11月，不知道这次的体验会不会比上次强。开瓶即饮，淡宝石红色，闻香有樱桃，茴香，桂皮，月季花和一些果梗气息，一点点石灰的味道，香气扑鼻。入口酸度很高，单宁紧涩，颗粒细腻，铺满上颚，酒液咸，一些湿石头的矿物感，收口微甜，口中有熏肉，蘑菇，淡淡烟熏质感，樱桃草莓的浓缩果汁感，伴随着花香和青翠的植物气息，后段些许香料和植物的微苦，酒体中等偏轻，结构感清晰。香水般的余味，覆盆子，木质香气和淡淡香草，口中生津不止。刚开瓶的口感是最好的，随着醒酒时间的增加，果梗的影响更加明显，酒液的辛辣感和后段苦涩会更明显，单宁的紧缩感也更突出，不够愉悦。不变的是口中绽放的余味和持久的留香，这确实是新天地的标志之一。2015年比起2013、2014和2016还是稍微弱一点点。
January 28, 2022 - Savoury, crisp fruit, whole bunch? Neatly weighted, merits more time.
January 16, 2022 - Fine briary ripe red fruits. Spicy. Good power.
Ditto palate. PC quality. Reminiscent of Chambolle. Very good Pinot. Lovely interplay of fruit, acid and tannin. Beginning to drink but better in 5 years. Deserves its elevated status.
November 14, 2021 - 醒酒一小时，淡宝石红色，闻香有淡淡肉鲜和皮革气息，一些果梗和草本味，深色车厘子、李子一类果香，泥土气息，以及一些香料味，入口酸度很高，单宁紧致，颗粒细腻，酒液咸，有矿物感，强烈草本植物根茎的味道，带出一点车厘子一类的果味，后段有点辛辣，口中回甘。余味是淡淡红果，木质香气，刚开始口中的香气有一点点封闭，醒酒一个半小时以后，后段更开放一些，新天地香水般漂亮的余味开始展现，不过中段口中香气复杂度较以往稍显简单了一些，没有2013和2014两个年份强。