Te Mata Alma Pinot Noir 2021
47,99 € - 49,99 €
66,65 € pro Liter
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Product.Nr. 2235
First planted in 1999, Alma is the finest expression of Te Mata Estate’s commitment to great New Zealand Pinot Noir. Alma expresses brooding cherry and delicious ripe, dark plum flavours that unfurl with savoury wildwood scents and spice.
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product description
Te Mata Alma Pinot Noir 2021
Reviews
Huon Hooke (The Real Review): 96/100. Brilliant and deep purple colour;
remarkable for pinot noir, then
an explosive bouquet of black
cherry and dark plum, loaded
with spices too numerous to
list. Oak (30% new) is perfectly
harmonised. There is no whole-
bunch character-less than 3%
of stems were included-so the
wine has amazing fruit purity.
It’s very intense and vivacious
in the mouth, with tight, firm
but measured tannins and
prodigious length.
This will richly reward a little
cellar time.
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit: 96/100. Pristine fruit notes of dark plum and sweet cherry lead the way with notes of floral, thyme,
nutmeg, and mushroom, it’s finely flowing in the mouth delivering plump mouthfeel backed by
refreshing acidity and polished tannins. Exquisite and elegant, yet with power and opulence,
this should evolve magnificently.
Erin Larkin, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 94+/100. The 2021 Alma Pinot Noir leads with an
aromatic splay of coffee grounds, black
cherries, red apple skins and licorice.
It’s incredibly aromatic in fact. You get
wild strawberries, salted pomegranate,
bramble, bay leaf, brine, a hint of trufle
umami, wild lavender and spring florals.
In the mouth, a skein of very finely
textured mineral tannin shapes the fruit,
and there are inflections of Korean mint
and thyme. I expect this will unfurl over
the next day or so. A beauty.
Tasting Note:
A captivating rose-red and crimson in the glass, Alma ’21 is immediately floral, with notes of lavender, peonies, wild strawberries, and dark cherries. Woodsmoke, spice and incense meld into forest berries and rich black plums on a long, savoury palate hanging on precise, concentrated, super-fine tannins. A wine of persistence, that overflows with appeal, Alma Pinot Noir ’21 is immediately enjoyable and endless in its enchantment.
Aromas and flavours:
Additional information
Type: Red wine from New Zealand
Varietals: 100% Pinot Noir
Vineyards: Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Separate parcels of fully ripened pinot noir grapes were hand-harvested from Te Mata Estate’s Woodthorpe Vineyards between 15 and 23 February 2021.Winemaking: The individual lots were each destemmed and given a traditional warm-plunged fermentation. The resulting wines underwent extended maceration on skins before pressing. The separate wines were then run to a mixture of new and seasoned French oak barriques for 10 months’ maturation.
The name: Alma celebrates Dr James Thomson, a hero of the 1854 Battle of the Alma during the Crimean War and forefather to Te Mata Estate’s Buck family. Knowing the vanquished enemy soldiers had already contracted cholera, Dr Thomson volunteered to tend to their wounds, saving the lives of over four hundred, and sacrificing his own in the process. The medal he was awarded for this selfless act of valour appears on the label of Alma Pinot Noir.
Alcohol: 13.5% vol
Wine style: dry
Bottle size: 0.75l
Notice: Contains sulphites, egg white.
Cellaring potential: 2031
Closure: Cork
Produced and bottled by: Te Mata Estate, PO Box 8335, Havelock North, Hawkes Bay 4157, New Zealand
Distributor: vinabonus GmbH, Simmedenweg 40, 34134 Kassel, Germany