Ara Single Estate Pinot Noir

Savoury • Elegant • Red Fruit

Delicate floral aromas pair with rich, dark fruit notes of cherry, boysenberry, and blackberry - followed by just a hint of spiced clove and cinnamon. A rich palate, with ample fine, chalky tannin gives structure and length to this wine, while balanced acidity lends energy and elegance.

91 POINTS, James Suckling; 2021.
5 STARS & 93 POINTS, Wine Orbit; 2021.
BEST VALUE AWARD & 94 POINTS, Winestate Magazine; 2020.
90 POINTS, International Wine & Spirit Competition; 2020.
We select high quality parcels of fruit from the Southern Valleys and managed them in small batches. Our “hands off” approach retains colour and allows the fruit to showcase distinct Marlborough Pinot Noir character. After a period of cold soaking to gently extract flavours and colour prior to fermentation, the wine was matured in a mix of new and seasoned hogsheads - chosen to build complexity and give a unique style to the wine.

Please see Tasting Notes for more details, technical specifications, and dietary information, as these will differ with each vintage.
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"Fragrant nose of black tea, cloves, wild raspberries, peppercorns and orange zest. Medium-bodied with tight-grained tannins and bright acidity. Sleek and precise. Sustainable. Vegan." James Suckling, 2021 Vintage.

"This is beautifully styled and composed, showing dark cherry, sweet plum, floral, olive and toasted almond characters, leading to a splendidly rounded palate displaying elegant flow and persistency. Delightfully framed by fine tannins, making it fabulously appealing. At its best: now to 2026." Wine Orbit, 2021 Vintage.

"A smooth genteel wine with an earthy flourish of soft jammy strawberries on the palate." International Wine & Spirit Competition, 2020 Vintage.

"This pinot has attractively pure and bright red-cherry and gently spiced plum aromas with neatly captured freshness. Fleshy red-fruit flavors abound within a succulent, fresh finish. 91 Points. " James Suckling, 2019 Vintage.