CUISINE
MAGAZINE - NZ PINOT NOIR
30th October 2008
Tirohana Estate Pinot Noir 2007 $35 375ml
*****
That spice-laced Black Forest cherry cake profile that is
so Martinborough jumps brazenly out of the glass.
Persistent, balanced and lengthy.
Purchase at the special
pre-release price for $28
Better By Half
The 2007 Pinot Noir vintage in Martinborough will be
remembered for, well, 'not much'. Frost destroyed swathes
of the crop in many vineyards, leaving producers woefully
short of their glamour variety. To try to make more from
less, Tirohana Estate decided to release all its 2007 Pinot
in half bottles (375ml). "It was a way to spread the love,"
explained Tirohana sales manager, Toby James. "this way it
will go further and those people who know it will be able
to get a taste of it."
