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Red
2018 Rippon Pinot Noir Mature Vine
Pinot Noir
- New Zealand
- South Island
- Otago
- Lake Wanaka
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Community Tasting Notes 9
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Morgan1132 Likes this wine: 93 points
January 18, 2024 - Nice wine. Concentrated dark Pinot colour in the glass. Nose is earthy, musky, not very open. Somewhat follows on the palate, deeper flavours, somewhat savoury + musk, strawberry and some dark fruit flavours. Medium bodied, fuller for a Pinot with dry finish. Very extracted for a Pinot, tannin is plentiful. Not sure it has the fruit volume to carry it, but I love the texture. I think it needs more time to integrate and gain complexity, could be great in time.
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Caruso Likes this wine: 97 points
November 5, 2023 - Ruby with a slight purple hue. Ready from the start without a decant. Complex nose that adds intensity within the first minutes in the glass. Strawberries first then red currants, blueberries, floral notes, herbs, vanilla, chalk. On the palate in addition earth, cherries, different herbs and spices. Long fruity finish with some, but mellow, tannin and good acidity. Great balance over all. A great outstanding, potentially extraordinary wine. 98 points from Suckling. 5/14/18/10.
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Srabkin90 Likes this wine: 92 points
July 30, 2023 - Grabbed this bottle from the VSO July Cellar Collection as I have never tried a NZ Pinot Noir. After trying it I have ordered a case.
On the nose, ripe red fruit, moss and earthy notes. Initial sips yielded ripe raspberry, muted cherry, subtle vanilla and leather. This opened up with a nice barnyard funk, smoke, pencil shavings and pepper. Lengthy, enjoyable finish.
Med+ bodied, dry, velvety smooth and crisp acidity. This drinks like a dream now, but has cellar potential for a decent rest.
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BottleScholar Does not like this wine:
July 10, 2023 - Enjoyable, but not sufficiently complex, especially for the price.
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rob63 Likes this wine: 94 points
July 2, 2023 - Quite elegant, in addition to all the ‚usual‘ PN aromas we found nice hints of tobacco and leather… one of the best New World PN I tasted so far
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
9/27/2023 (link)(Rippon, Mature Vine Pinot Noir South Island Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Rebecca Gibb MW
New Zealand Reds: Treading Lightly (Apr 2022), 4/1/2022 (link)(Rippon Pinot Noir Red) Subscribe to see review text.
The WINEFRONT
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By Mike Bennie
11/29/2021 (link)(Rippon Rippon Mature Vine Pinot Noir) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
10/1/2021 (link)(Rippon Pinot Noir Central Otago Mature Vine, New Zealand) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Rippon
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation Mature Vine
- Vineyard n/a
- Country New Zealand
- Region South Island
- SubRegion Otago
- Appellation Lake Wanaka
- UPC Codes 9415984300007, 9418594004006
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 6 (2%)
- In Cellars 163 (65%)
- Consumed 83 (33%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
88% Like It 8 votes
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- ProducerRippon
- VarietyPinot Noir
- CountryNew Zealand
- RegionSouth Island
- SubRegionOtago
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