2021 Martinborough Vineyard Pinot Noir Te Tera

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 84.5 points

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  11/29/2023 - Paul852 wrote: 83 Points

  After a few months and with about 4 hours in a decanter this becomes a reasonably balanced but still very fresh fruity pinot. The acidity seems moderated compared to a few months back, and this is going OK with a pizza.

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  9/28/2023 - fanglangzhe wrote: 86 Points

  red & dark berries, slight vanilla & cocoa, oak. med acid. slightly too much oak & not enough acid.

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  8/25/2023 - Paul852 wrote:

  Briefly, on first opening this is very rough, acidic, raw, young. I put it aside. On day 2 it's rather smoother, albeit still very raw and in your face. I enjoyed the 2020 about 6 months ago, but at the moment this is far short of that vintage. I have a few more of these and I'm hoping they rapidly come round.
  
  EDIT: with a second bottle I double decanted it, then left the bottle for about 72 hours. On day 3 it is substantially better than when first opened - smoother, better integrated, lighter, less in your face. Going down rather nicely with some slightly flavourful cheese.

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