Dog Point Pinot Noir 2017

Marlborough als top-terroir voor pinot met een wijn van formaat. Vol en stevig, diep en geconcentreerd. Heeft lucht nodig om al het prachtige fruit en de aardse complexiteit aan het licht te brengen, maar dan ben je als liefhebber voorgoed verkocht! Op de kaart bij restaurant Rijks, Merlet en Zarzo.

'Mid healthy garnet. Relatively complex savoury burgundian(?) nose. Sweet palate entry but not sickly. Really satisfying – fresh and fruity but with depths that suggest it will age quite well. Lovely balance. Côte de Beaune not Côte de Nuits (sorry for these French similes). Violet flavours and long. Yummy.' (Jancis Robinson, 17,5/20)

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Bob Campbell MW
96/100 punten
Deliciously fruit pinot noir with plum, dark cherry, anise, spice and nutty oak flavours among the more obvious descriptors. A dense wine with underlying power and obvious potential but dangerously drinkable now. This must be one of Marlborough’s most consistently top reds.

James Suckling
95/100 punten
This is very convincing, complex and downright impressive pinot noir. The intense aromas of ripe cherries and plums are framed in such intensely attractive oak spice and earthy, sous-bois complexity. The palate has regal, polished and powerful tannin and carries a vibrant core of very attractive, rich dark cherries. Drink or hold.


Huon Hooke
95/100 punten
A very impressive, concentrated, powerful Pinot that needs a bit of air. Density and perfectly ripe fruit. Majestic stuff: this would stand up well beside top burgundy.