Palliser Estate 'Hua Nui' Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019 Martinborough Pinot planted 1998

planted 1998

come through with time with a little hint of ginger and wood spice

matched by notes of spices and dried fruit such as star anise

It has been finished in Manzanilla sherry casks from Delgado Zuleta

The palate is equally satisfying with succulent fruit intensity

Palliser Estate 'Hua Nui' Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019 Martinborough Pinot planted 1998Deep, ruby with excellent clarity. The nose begins like a stroll through a spice market the aromatics span the five pillars of sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami through the familiar notes of Chinese five spice (fennel, cinnamon, star anise etc.). Beneath the exotic spice is a core of sweet cherry fruit, with even a suggestion of orange peel as in a well made Negroni. A delicate dried herbal note of whole bunches rounds things out, with a note of