Ata Rangi Pinot Noir Crimson 08

$34.45 750 MLS

Ata Rangi ‘Crimson’ Pinot Noir 2008 (17.5-/20), 14.0% alc, young vine fruit, 100% destemmed, indigenous yeast ferment, 9 months in 25% new French oak. A wine dedicated to ‘Project Crimson’, the protection of native red-flowering trees. Deep, purple hued ruby red in colour, this had a soft, dense bouquet of ripe cherries and dark plums. A well-textured wine with firmish tannins, there was sweetness to the fruit, but in essence a little restrained and dulled down. Drink over the next 3-5 years. RC July 10

Crimson 2008 has an enticing nose of dark cherry blended with new season raspberry and wild mulberries. Touches of smoky clove and exotic spice enhance the rich flavours of sweet red plum and black cherry that burst onto the palate. Very fine, supple tannins carry evenly right to the finish. This wine is utterly charming, with an underlying structure that has real weight and power.
Sales of this now well-established younger vines pinot noir support the work of Project Crimson, a charitable conservation trust established in 1990 for the protection of New Zealand’s iconic native red-flowering trees - pohutukawa, and northern and southern rata. Ata Rangi founder Clive Paton has long been an avid conservationist and tree planter. The idea for Crimson evolved from his endeavours with rata propagation and planting at the family’s Bush Block and his approach six years ago to the Project Crimson team for advice and support. www.projectcrimson.org.nz .

Source: www.atarangi.co.nz

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