Valli Gibbston Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

Description

VALLI is the personal vocation of pioneering winemaker Grant Taylor. Grant’s name is synonymous with Otago Pinot Noir. He has been crafting wines there since 1993 when there were only 20 ha planted – today there are over 2000. Grant founded VALLI in 1998 with the intention to produce single vineyard Pinot Noirs highlighting the different characteristics of Otago’s sub regions. More than 20 years later, VALLI is doing just that, producing single-vineyard pinot noirs from Gibbston, Bannockburn, and Bendigo in Central Otago and the Waitaki Valley in North Otago, as well as a dry Pinot Gris from Gibbston and a Riesling from Waitaki. In 2015, established Otago winemaker Jen Parr joined Grant in the winery where the two aim to create wines with honesty, integrity, and most of all, a sense of place. When you drink a Valli wine, you are enjoying more than just a wine: you are experiencing a place.

2021 Pinot is here and it is on song!

Notes from Winemaker, Jen Parr, NZ Winemaker of the Year 2020  … “Bright garnet hue with fresh flavours of cherry, raspberry, and sweet red apple mingled with intriguing scents of lilac, rosemary, pink peppercorn, and graphite.  The wine has a heady perfume of delicate spice, florals, and ripe red fruit that delivers so intensely, making the elegant purity of the palate a wonderful segue.  The glowing acidity is in perfect harmony with the supple texture creating a persistent and dynamic flow that gives the sensation of wine dancing in the glass.  Often the cooler growing seasons capture the true essence of Gibbston – this vintage articulates the poise, grace, and uniqueness of Pinot Noir from this tiny subregion, when words simply fall short.  Drink now until 2033”

Rebecca Gibb, Vinous Media: “Two thousand twenty-one was the smallest Gibbston harvest ever for Valli, but what it made is worthwhile. As always, this 2021 Pinot Noir Gibbston Vineyard is balanced and refined. Long hang time in this cool district gives finesse and aromatic details. While delicate, there’s supple flesh on the palate, giving a sense of ripeness rather than edginess.”

Reviews of 2020:

96 points, Cameron Douglas, MS “Complex and seductive bouquet with scents of fallen leaves and dried wild herbs, roses and cherries, mineral and spiced with oak and a savoury quality. Even better on the palate – texture and barrel spices, a gentle savoury herb quality, some vanilla nd dusty clove spices and a leesy nutty quality. Complex and lengthy. Chalky textured tannins and medium+ acidity set the foundation while layers of red berries and wild flowers layer in breadth and depth. Delicious, complex and ready to enjoy from 2023 through 2030+.”

5 Stars – Awarded “Super Classic” Status, Michael Cooper “The very classy 2020 vintage is a deep ruby, fragrant, sweet-fruited wine. Mouthfilling, it has strong cherry, plum and spice flavours, complex and savoury, and the gracefulness that is a trademark of the Valli reds. Concentrated and well-structured, it should be long-lived; best drinking mid-2023+.“ 
92/100 Points – Bob Campbell MW
91/100 Points – Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous.com

RRP $93   *Our Special Price $75.99 when you buy 6 or more of this wine.