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Gladstone VineyardEstate Pinot Noir 2018
Dry, Medium Bodied style of Pinot Noir
Pairs well with Pork
About this product
Dry, Medium Bodied style of Pinot NoirPairs well with PorkA floral and gentle expression of Pinot Noir that offers more savoury characteristics in comparison to previously well regarded bold and ripe years. The elegance of this vintage makes it a perfect earlier drinking style of Pinot Noir that will have the potential for 10 years in the cellar from its release.
Expert Reviews:
Pale garnet. Light, earthy raspberry fruit on the nose. Really very fine with good density and a dry finish. Infinitely more sophisticated than common or garden NZ Pinot. Like The Flying Winemaker bottling, the balance here is perfect. But it seems ready to drink already, even if with an extra layer of interest over and above The Flying Winemaker Pinot 2018. 13.5% Alcohol. - Jancis Robinson MW
4.5-Stars Estate-grown and hand-harvested in the northern Wairarapa, and matured for a year in French oak casks (20% new), the 2018 vintage is ruby-hued, scented and supple. A very harmonious red, it has ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, well-integrated oak, very good complexity and lots of current-drinking appeal. Best drinking 2021+. - Michael Cooper
90 Points Varietal with a ripe and refreshing bouquet of Pinot Noir. Red apple and cherry, raspberry and light red plum. A light rose and gentle savoury undertone, moderate layer of oak with vanilla and spice. Dry, tense, fruity and poised for ageing. Fine to moderate tannins, medium+ acidity, youthful and well made. Drink from now and through 2024. - Cameron Douglas MS
Expert Reviews:
Pale garnet. Light, earthy raspberry fruit on the nose. Really very fine with good density and a dry finish. Infinitely more sophisticated than common or garden NZ Pinot. Like The Flying Winemaker bottling, the balance here is perfect. But it seems ready to drink already, even if with an extra layer of interest over and above The Flying Winemaker Pinot 2018. 13.5% Alcohol. - Jancis Robinson MW
4.5-Stars Estate-grown and hand-harvested in the northern Wairarapa, and matured for a year in French oak casks (20% new), the 2018 vintage is ruby-hued, scented and supple. A very harmonious red, it has ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, well-integrated oak, very good complexity and lots of current-drinking appeal. Best drinking 2021+. - Michael Cooper
90 Points Varietal with a ripe and refreshing bouquet of Pinot Noir. Red apple and cherry, raspberry and light red plum. A light rose and gentle savoury undertone, moderate layer of oak with vanilla and spice. Dry, tense, fruity and poised for ageing. Fine to moderate tannins, medium+ acidity, youthful and well made. Drink from now and through 2024. - Cameron Douglas MS
A floral and gentle expression of Pinot Noir that offers more savoury characteristics in comparison to previously well regarded bold and ripe years. The elegance of this vintage makes it a perfect earlier drinking style of Pinot Noir that will have the potential for 10 years in the cellar from its release.
Expert Reviews:
Pale garnet. Light, earthy raspberry fruit on the nose. Really very fine with good density and a dry finish. Infinitely more sophisticated than common or garden NZ Pinot. Like The Flying Winemaker bottling, the balance here is perfect. But it seems ready to drink already, even if with an extra layer of interest over and above The Flying Winemaker Pinot 2018. 13.5% Alcohol. - Jancis Robinson MW
4.5-Stars Estate-grown and hand-harvested in the northern Wairarapa, and matured for a year in French oak casks (20% new), the 2018 vintage is ruby-hued, scented and supple. A very harmonious red, it has ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, well-integrated oak, very good complexity and lots of current-drinking appeal. Best drinking 2021+. - Michael Cooper
90 Points Varietal with a ripe and refreshing bouquet of Pinot Noir. Red apple and cherry, raspberry and light red plum. A light rose and gentle savoury undertone, moderate layer of oak with vanilla and spice. Dry, tense, fruity and poised for ageing. Fine to moderate tannins, medium+ acidity, youthful and well made. Drink from now and through 2024. - Cameron Douglas MS
Expert Reviews:
Pale garnet. Light, earthy raspberry fruit on the nose. Really very fine with good density and a dry finish. Infinitely more sophisticated than common or garden NZ Pinot. Like The Flying Winemaker bottling, the balance here is perfect. But it seems ready to drink already, even if with an extra layer of interest over and above The Flying Winemaker Pinot 2018. 13.5% Alcohol. - Jancis Robinson MW
4.5-Stars Estate-grown and hand-harvested in the northern Wairarapa, and matured for a year in French oak casks (20% new), the 2018 vintage is ruby-hued, scented and supple. A very harmonious red, it has ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, well-integrated oak, very good complexity and lots of current-drinking appeal. Best drinking 2021+. - Michael Cooper
90 Points Varietal with a ripe and refreshing bouquet of Pinot Noir. Red apple and cherry, raspberry and light red plum. A light rose and gentle savoury undertone, moderate layer of oak with vanilla and spice. Dry, tense, fruity and poised for ageing. Fine to moderate tannins, medium+ acidity, youthful and well made. Drink from now and through 2024. - Cameron Douglas MS
Medium bodied red wines have a lightly textured mouthfeel with moderate flavour impact. Often medium in colour.
Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.
- TypePinot Noir
- Size750mL
- RegionWaipara
- Current Vintage2018
- Standard Drinks8.0
- Alcohol Volume13.5%
- CountryNew Zealand
- Brand NameGladstone Vineyard
- Wine MakerEddie McDougall
- Food MatchPork
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyMedium Bodied
- More about Campbell Mattinson
Campbell Mattinson
Award winning Australian wine reviewer for Wine Companion and winefront.com.au
Vintage 2018
91 points winefront.com.au
It’s sturdy and a touch reductive with woodsmoke, macerated (black) cherry, clove and dry leaf characters rolling through. I kept looking at this wine and its reductive side would never shake properly clear, not that I mind. It’s a wine of good weight and intensity, in varietal terms, and decent length too, without the sparks to really turn your head. Time may well provide them.
Vintage 2018
93 points wineorbit.co.nz
It's gorgeously composed and styled, showing spiced cherry, ripe strawberry, smoked game and roasted nut characters on the nose with a hint of truffle. The palate displays flowing texture and supple mouthfeel, backed by fine texture and rounded tannins, making it sensual and delightfully drinkable. At its best: now to 2023.
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