Description
Mirae Pinot Noir is a highly exclusive, small-production wine from a 1.8-hectare vineyard in Martinborough, New Zealand, acquired by wine critic James Suckling in 2023. The 2024 vintage, crafted by Helen Masters (Ata Rangi), features notes of wild cherry, redcurrant, and rose petal. The vines were planted in 1986
- Production: The wine is produced in very small quantities, with only about 200 cases released.
- Vineyard Details: Located in Martinborough, the site features 1986 plantings, including ungrafted clone 6, old-vine clone 5, and a newer block of clone 828.
- Winemaking: The 2024 vintage was crafted by noted winemaker Helen Masters from Ata Rangi.
- Tasting Notes: The 2024 vintage is described as having "lifted aromatics of wild cherry, redcurrant, and rose petal, layered with delicate spice, dried herbs". Another description indicates it is "dark, brooding and concentrated, the blackberry, violet and black cherry flavours are wrapped in layers of coffee-ish tannins and smoky oak".
