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Buy OnlineWe reckon this continues to be one of the best valued Pinot Noirs around. Made with the same handcrafted discipline as the Martinborough Vineyard, the 'second label' Te Tera Pinot Noir takes a big step into 'first label' territory with its flavour profile and complexity. It drinks beautifully with its dense and juicy dark fruits that have an intriguing floral edge while chocolatey tannins fill the palate. It's nicely weighted with balanced acidity and excellent varietal character.
Winery notes (2022 Vintage)
"Made with the same handcrafted discipline as Martinborough Vineyard, Te Tera Pinot Noir 2022 is an expressive, vivid and eloquent interpretation of one of New Zealand’s most venerable wine regions.
Juicy dark cherries and blackberry notes jostle with hints of spice & dried herbs to demand attention on the nose. On the first sip, your palate is greeted with soft juicy red fruit characters and spicy notes in the background. Soft rounded tannins with ripe fruit and a velvety texture make for a moreish finish."
Reviews for previous vintages below…
Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, December 2022 (2021 Vintage)
"Vivid aromas of dark cherry and black plums, anise and moderately toasty barrel scents, there’s a delicate lifted clay soil quality adding complexity and intensity. Fruity, plush and ripe, fresh and dry, fine velvety tannins with a chalky texture, plenty of acidity and core fruit flavours that reflect the bouquet. Delicious, youthful, taut and dry. A wine for the cellar or to accompany food. Best drinking from early 2024 through 2029+. A wine that punches well above its weight presenting excellent value."
4 ½ Stars Michael Cooper (2020 Vintage)
"Te Tera ('The Other') is designed for early drinking, compared to its stablemates. Delicious young, but also ageworthy, the 2020 vintage was matured for 10 months in French oak barrels (15 per cent new). Full, bright ruby, it is a mouthfilling, sweet-fruited red, with generous cherry, plum and spice flavours, showing very good complexity, and ripe, supple tannins. Best drinking 2023+."
