Cloudy Bay Te Wahi Pinot Noir 2017
- 95
- $120
- Drink by: 2023 - 2029
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Cloudy Bay’s Central Otago Pinot Noir is a boldly fruited wine with damson plum and black cherry aromas plus some dried thyme giving a savoury edge but still retaining a lovely violet floral lift. The palate walks the line between ripe silky fruit and finely grained, cinnamon-edged tannin. A dense, impressive wine that is already approachable though would benefit from another couple of years in bottle.
Jane began her wine career in London and completed the WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines and Spirits in 1988, and the Master of Wine in 1993. In 2000 Jane and her family moved to New Zealand where she established the NZ School of Wines and Spirits, teaching WSET qualifications and general wine courses to trade and consumers. Jane is a Certified Educator and whilst most of her time is spent delivering wine courses around New Zealand, she travels internationally to teach too. Jane enjoys judging both national and international wine shows and has been a guest international judge in Rutherglen, Brisbane, Margaret River, Limestone Coast, Cowra, Hobart, Shanghai, Chengdu, Beijing, and London. She contributes to a number of wine publications both in New Zealand and overseas, loves wine in all its forms (especially gewürztraminer, Sherry, Madeira and Champagne), though is not overly fond of cabernet franc.
