94 Points - Cam Douglas MS
Ata Rangi of New Zealand's Martinborough region has long been considered as one of the finest 'New World' Pinot Noirs, in fact their Estate Pinot Noir is widely regarded as the greatest example of the variety outside of Burgundy. Crimson is Ata Rangi's selection of fruit from younger parcels of vines from their various vineyards on the Martinborough Terrace.
The 2025 Ata Rangi Crimson Pinot Noir again provides a wonderful entry-level to Ata Rangi, delivering plenty of drink-now pleasure. The nose is complex and beguiling with notes of cranberry, raspberry, carraway and an earthy spice note. Offering a finely structured palate with a gentle sweet entry and enticing bramble fruits, it finishes with a flourish of fine savoury tannins; classic Martinborough Pinot drinking.
"94 Points. A bright and polished core of ruby leading to a soft pink rim and a bouquet of ripe and urgent scents of strawberry and cherry, red plum and rosehip, dried raspberry and layers of wood spices. A dry wine touches the palate first then a rush of red berries and dried herb ideas, fruit flavours mirror the bouquet framed by an abundance of fruit then wood tannins and backbone of acidity. Delicious, salivating, dry and lengthy. A great for drinking early or cellar for a time. Best from mid 2027 through 2034+."- Cam Douglas MS, camdouglasms.com
