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Buy OnlineWinery notes (2022 Vintage)
"Rippon, the western board of Roy’s Bay, Lake Wanaka. Rippon’s north-facing escarpment forms the meeting point of terminal moraines and coarse gravels; all based in schist. Rippon, a wine issued from all of the fully developed Pinot Noir vines, is considered the farm voice of this distinct parcel of land.
9 months of new (21%) to 4 year old French oak barrels. The malolactic fermentation went through unaided (non-inoculated) in springtime; it was then racked back into barrel and allowed a second winter in barrel before being run directly into bottle without filtering or fining."
94/100 Erin Larkin,. RobertParker.com, Wine Advocate (2022 Vintage)
"The 2022 Rippon Mature Vine Pinot Noir came from a warmer vintage, and it leads with abundant red fruit, exotic spice and a profusion of waxy, chalky tannin in the mouth. As usual, this is one of the highlights of the wine for me; the texture carries the delicate fruit, like a paper boat bobbing down the stream, without which, the boat would have no movement or flow. Perhaps the warmer year has imbued the wine with more "stuffing," yet it retains its mineral clarity and poise regardless."
Reviews for the 2021 vintage below…
97/100 JamesSuckling.com, October 2023 (2021 Vintage)
"Lovely ripe berries and strawberries with some juicy fruit and forest flower aromas that follow through to a full body with layers of fruit and fine tannins that spread across the palate. Oyster shell and granite-like undertones. Warm fruit character yet cool in the mouth. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification."
Rated Outstanding & 95/100 Cameron Douglas MS, December 2024 (2021 Vintage)
"Youthful and taut, an expression of site and soil, slightly darker fruited though a little more mystery and personality. Dry and firm with ripe tannins in abundance, plenty of acidity and mouthfeel, length and intrigue. Dried cherry and plums, some raspberry and fresh cherry fruit flavour suggestions, chalky textured tannins, lots of length and complexity. Best from 2028 through 2038."
94/100 Mike Bennie, The Wine Front, February 2025 (2021 Vintage)
"Soft and fleshy pinot noir with a shimmer of fine, lacy tannins in tow, umami characters, dried, autumnal leaf notes, dried cherry, cranberry, raspberry purity and all the exotic spice. Indeed, spice leads and finishes the wine, the texture a mesh of haze and tension, the length superb. A contemplative wine yet one with high drinkability."
