Alexia 2021 Wairarapa Fleeting Glimpse Pinot Noir

NZ$36.00

I’m always chasing you, Pinot. Elusive, tricky, there for a moment - then just a shadow. You’re out of reach, but that’s the point. Who wants easy?

A wine that balances seductive primary red fruits with the earthy savoury complexity Wairarapa Pinot does so well.

30% whole bunch to provide a taut line of tannin, and aged 15 months with 20% new oak.

Cranberry, rainy forest, spice, contrary.

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Reviews

94 Points - Candice Chow, Candice Wine Chat & Raymond Chan Wine Reviews

“Bright, moderately light ruby-red, lighter on the rim. The nose is lifted and vibrant with cranberry, strawberry, cherry, floral perfume, and damp forest aromas. Medium-light bodied, aromas of cranberry and strawberry evolve to sweet cherry and plum, pretty floral entwined with herb, forest floor and delicate spice. The flavour persists, unfolding floral details and depth. There's a concentration and refinement of sweet fruit with integrated acidity, flowing with supple, silky tannins in harmony. This is a very pretty, refined Pinot Noir with lifted aromas, precision and a pure expression on an alluringly silky mouthfeel. Match with drunken chicken and braised pork over the next 5+ years.”

93 Points - Cam Douglas, Master Sommelier

“Bright, youthful and varietal with a bouquet of wild red flowers then strawberry and dark skinned cherry flesh then lightly tanned baking spice and woodsmoke. Taut, youthful, crisp, lightweight and new on the palate with fruit flavours that reflect the bouquet and accentuated by some finely polished tannins and youthful acid line. There’s a fine mineral quality and generous mouthfeel. Best drinking from 2025 through 2032+.”