2009 Kupe Pinot Noir
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Score 87/100 · Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, Sep 2010
Bright full red. The nose combines pungent high-toned spices and pepper with a liqueur-like ripeness that verges on roasted. Then thick and concentrated in the mouth, with the very ripe strawberry and plum flavors perked up a bit by herbs but coming off as a bit alcoholic. For all its stuffing, there's also a somewhat tired nutty element that gives the finish a dryness. These ten-year-old vines may have gotten too ripe too fast.
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87/100
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Escarpment
Based in Martinborough, Escarpment is one of New Zealand’s leading producers of Pinot Noir. The estate’s top cuvée Kupe is widely regarded as a benchmark example of the region’s potential for producing world-class Pinot Noir.
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