Kupe Pinot Noir
$115.00
This vintage is currently sold out.
Kupe is made entirely from Escarpment's home block first planted in 1999 on Te Muna Road. The alluvial gravels on the Martinborough Terrace provide a distinctive character that sets a benchmark for New Zealand Pinot Noir.
CURRENT VINTAGE: 2021 Kupe Pinot Noir
Near perfect growing conditions led to exceptional fruit that was handled with great care to help retain balance and elegance. 100% Abel clone picked over two days; the fruit was fermented in open top fermenters using indigenous yeast. They were hand plunged once daily for a total vat time of 31 days.
After pressing, the wine was aged in 42% new French oak barriques for 19 months, creating a wine with ripe flavours and full tannin. Bottled without fining or filtration, promoting soft mouth feel and balance, and every priority afforded during its elevation, showing all the hallmarks of a grand young Pinot Noir on release, July 2023.
Wine Analysis
2021 Kupe Pinot Noir
- Alcohol 14.1%
- Total Acid 4.8 g/L
- pH 3.72
- Residual sugar <1g/l
- Total Dry extract 29.6 g/L
- Closure: Stelvin screw cap
Tasting Notes
2021 Kupe Pinot Noir Tasting Note
2020 Kupe Pinot Noir Tasting Note
2019 Kupe Pinot Noir Tasting Note
2018 Kupe Pinot Noir Tasting Note
2017 Kupe Pinot Noir Tasting Note
2016 Kupe Pinot Noir Tasting Note
2015 Kupe Pinot Noir Tasting Note
2014 Kupe Pinot Noir Tasting Note
Accolades
97 Points: 2021 Vintage - Bob Campbell | March 2023
97 Points: 2020 Vintage - The Real Review | March 2022
97 Points: 2019 Vintage - Raymond Chan Wine Reviews | August 2021
97 Points: 2019 Vintage - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit | August 2021
95 Points: 2019 Vintage - Jo Czerwinski | June 2021
95 Points: 2018 Vintage - Bob Campbell | February 2020
94 Points: 2018 Vintage - The Wine Advocate | November 2020
98 Points: 2017 Vintage - James Suckling | August 2019
