Ata Rangi, Pinot Noir other_regions (90-92)/2015+

(90-92)/2015+

Bret Lopez and Mimi DeBlasio created Scarecrow in 2002 after Lopez bought a vineyard first planted in 1945 within the J J Cohn Estate

or what Luca Roagna calls the most "classic" part of the vineyard site

Here too there is good richness to the strikingly intense

The Celebris is a big

Ata Rangi, Pinot Noir other_regions (90-92)/2015+Still rather firm in texture, the 2014 Pinot Noir offers up leafy, tomato like notes that are nicely balanced by black cherries and earth. It's medium to full bodied, then turns velvety on the long finish, with at least another decade of life ahead of it. Just days before my visit, Helen Masters was named New Zealand Winemaker of the Year by Gourmet Traveller Wine, which just shows I'm not alone in my admiration for her remarkable achievements at Ata