2019 Astrolabe Marlborough Pinot Noir
Grape
Pinot Noir
Its Origins
Astrolabe was created in 1996 by winemaker Simon Waghorn, the culmination of a career that began in South Australia in 1982. Winemaking later led Simon and his family from Te Kauwhata to Gisborne, where he specialised in Chardonnay, and eventually to Marlborough where in 1996 he and his wife Jane Forrest-Waghorn joined with old friends Paul Davenport and Sally Lewis to have a go at their own label…and so began Astrolabe. Today they work with a number of growers scattered all over Marlborough, from Awatere valley to the Kekerengu coast to the Wairau Valley, developing a wide portfolio of iconic wines that celebrate the varieties and terroirs of Marlborough.
What The Critics Say
94/100 Cameron Douglas MS
“Ripe, complex, fruity, varietal and very inviting bouquet with aromas of dark cherry and purple-skinned plum, whispers of fruit spice and layers of toasty barrel with dusty clove and vanilla baking spice scents. Delicious on the palate with a core of pinosity and fruit, flavours of dark berries and plums, wood spices and toasty barrel. Youthful with firm chalky textured tannins and salivating acidity. There’s a dark rose and saline note on the finish adding complexity and mouthfeel. A lovely example ready to enjoy with food or keep in the cellar till 2022. Ideal drinking from 2022 through 2028+.” Drink 2022 - 2028+
4.5 stars Michael Cooper
“Still unfolding, the youthful 2019 vintage (4.5*) is a regional blend, grown in the Southern Valleys (55 per cent), Awatere Valley (32 per cent), and at Kekerengu (13 per cent). Hand-picked and matured for 10 months in French oak barriques, it is deep ruby, with concentrated, vigorous plum, berry and spice flavours, showing good complexity, and a lengthy, moderately firm finish. Full of cellaring potential, it should be at its best 2024+.”
90/100 Bob Campbell MW
“Medium-bodied pinot noir with plum, raspberry, brambles, dried herbs and subtle spicy oak flavours. A slightly rustic wine with energy supported by ripe, chewy tannins that promise cellaring potential. 08 APR 2022." Drink 2022 - 2029
| Variety | Pinot Noir |
|---|---|
| Region | Marlborough |
| Closure | Cap |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Alcohol | 14.00% |
| Maturity | 2022 - 2029 |
This Wine Goes Well With
Taste
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