2010 Berrys' New Zealand Pinot Noir, Ara, Marlborough

2010 Berrys' New Zealand Pinot Noir, Ara, Marlborough

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2010 Berrys' New Zealand Pinot Noir, Ara, Marlborough

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The point of our own label wines is to offer a mainstream interpretation of a classic wine, and New Zealand pinot noir is surely a modern classic. NZ is the only country in the world where pinot is the most planted red grape variety. There are great but pricy versions from Martinborough, Waipara and Central Otago while Marlborough offers excellent value for money.

The producer of our own label pinot is Winegrowers of Ara, founded in 2002 in Marlborough’s Wairau valley where it meets the tributary Waihopai. Recently these side valleys to the south have become a key part of the Marlborough pinot growing program. Ara’s job is to produce archetypal sauvignon and pinot to a high standard and at the right price and they clearly succeed.
Jasper Morris MW, Wine Buyer

The 2010 vintage of this New Zealand Pinot Noir is a joyous expression of this most sensual of grape varieties. A bouquet of black cherry and raspberry gives way to a silky texture on the palate with more summer fruits and a hint of spice and even cinnamon. The finish is beautifully crisp and precise and the wine has really well-defined intensity and structure. Serve it slightly cool to emphasise the quality of fruit, and drink it with game or simple grilled steaks.

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Wines for our Berrys' own selection are hand-picked by our expert buyers and are standard-bearers of style and quality from classical wine regions, offering exceptional value for money.


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Winegrowers of Ara

Winegrowers of Ara

Founded in 2002, the Winegrowers of Ara estate lies the confluence of the Wairau & Waihopai rivers; part of the Southern Valleys sub-region of the Marlborough winegrowing area.

The Ara 1600ha shingle terrace points not only to a specific geographical place but also to a commitment towards higher density planting, lower yields & a gradual move away from irrigation. Their first vintage was 2005.

Composite’ reflects viticulturalist Jean-Charles van Hove’s selection of the best fruit from the patchwork of vineyard parcels at his disposal. They produce a Sauvignon Blanc and a Pinot Noir.

Composite wines are from Ara, a new origin of wine that lies at the confluence of the Wairau and Waihopai rivers in the world famous Marlborough region of New Zealand. Ara is an extensive and ancient river terrace - a remarkable feature on the New Zealand landscape presenting superb conditions for growing exceptional cool-climate sauvignon blanc and pinot noir. The wines, name and label designs are an integrated expression of the place - Ara - from soil classification, vineyard design, trellis construction and water networks to small batch winemaking and careful blending.

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Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or.

Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.

Because of the thinness of the skins, Pinot Noir wines are lighter in colour, body and tannins. However the best wines have grip, complexity and an intensity of fruit seldom found in wine from other grapes. Young Pinot Noir can smell almost sweet, redolent with freshly crushed raspberries, cherries and redcurrants. When mature, the best wines develop a sensuous, silky mouth feel with the fruit flavours deepening and gamey "sous-bois" nuances emerging.

The best examples are still found in Burgundy, although Pinot Noir`s key role in Champagne should not be forgotten. It is grown throughout the world with notable success in the Carneros and Russian River Valley districts of California, and the Martinborough and Central Otago regions of New Zealand.

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