Trophy for Champion Southern Valleys Wine – Marlborough Wine Show 2023
Gold Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards 2023
Gold Medal – Marlborough Wine Show 2023
This is the top Ara label, sourced from low yielding vineyards in the region’s Southern Valleys. From the excellent 2021 vintage we can't really believe the quality of wine here for just $20.00!
Winery notes (2021 Vintage)
"Ara Resolute is made to showcase the purity of Marlborough Pinot Noir. Fruit for this wine came from four low yielding vineyards in the region’s Southern Valleys specially chosen for the quality of their fruit which delivers structure and intense Pinot Noir flavour.
This wine shows all the hallmarks of the great Marlborough Pinot Noir vintage that was 2021. Dark cherry and wild strawberry blend with clove and forest floor on the nose. A rich palate with sweet ripe berry fruit is balanced beautifully by savoury tannins and fine acidity. Perfect for enjoyment now, or will reward up to eight years cellaring."
95/100 Judges Comment, Decanter World Wine Awards 2023 (2021 Vintage)
"Lavish blackcurrant, plum and raspberry aromatics with a plush, oaky core, fine, shapely tannins and a fleshy acidity. Beautifully lavish and mouthfilling with a black cherry finish."
92/100 Cameron Douglas MS, April 2023 (2021 Vintage)
"Varietal and enticing with aromas and flavours of black currant and dark cherry, plum and a soft yet distinctive baking spices layer. Salivating and dry as the wine touches the palate with a contrasting core of light red fruit flavours, finer tannins and medium+ acid line. As the wine open up in glass a floral and developing textured quality emerges with a light mealy mouthfeel mixed with flavours of wood and a mineral stone suggestion. Overall a well made wine with best drinking from 2023 through 2026+."
Reviews for the 2020 vintage below…
5 Stars & 94/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, February 2022 (2020 Vintage)
"Pristine and fabulously fragrant, the bouquet shows dark plum, blueberry, olive and floral aromas, followed by a succulent palate displaying fleshy texture and supple mouthfeel. It’s silky and wonderfully long with delectable flavours. At its best: now to 2026."