Kusuda

Martinborough Pinot Noir

9.346 ratings
9.510 pro ratings
Martinborough, Wairarapa, North Island, New Zealand
Pinot Noir
Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Matt Ward

Drank it too young. Fleshy palate and juicy acid.

Drank it too young. Fleshy palate and juicy acid.

Feb 27th, 2019
Jeffrey Bragman

President at WINEPSYCH

9.3

2013

2013

Feb 1st, 2017
Trevor Maskell

Fresh. Fruity and fine. This is the finesse of kusuda.

Fresh. Fruity and fine. This is the finesse of kusuda.

Dec 7th, 2014
Tom Portet

Not for me to begin but the mid and finish were like an elegant Forrest Gump. Kept running.

Not for me to begin but the mid and finish were like an elegant Forrest Gump. Kept running.

Nov 18th, 2014
Anna Tyack

Yet another Japanese prodigy from New Zealand: Hiro Kusuda in Martinborough | Crafted pinot noir with such a transparency & purity of the fruits | Microscopic production, maximum deliciousness

Yet another Japanese prodigy from New Zealand: Hiro Kusuda in Martinborough | Crafted pinot noir with such a transparency & purity of the fruits | Microscopic production, maximum deliciousness

Nov 4th, 2014
Tim Gaiser

A gift from Benjamin Hasko--and utterly delicious Pinot Noir.

A gift from Benjamin Hasko--and utterly delicious Pinot Noir.

Feb 14th, 2016
田中 真梨奈

複雑で繊細な香り
キャビアと合わせて

複雑で繊細な香り
キャビアと合わせて

Aug 4th, 2020
Vijay Parikh

Very interesting! With 45 minutes of air, initially the wine has some sweet notes in mid palate causing me to guess New World. Quickly however it achieved a superb light balance that had me guessing! Light, cherries, stems I was surprised to find a New Zealand wine! Highly recommended

Very interesting! With 45 minutes of air, initially the wine has some sweet notes in mid palate causing me to guess New World. Quickly however it achieved a superb light balance that had me guessing! Light, cherries, stems I was surprised to find a New Zealand wine! Highly recommended

May 10th, 2019
Ben de Vin

So much precision and love in this wine, power with elegance. Exceptional.

So much precision and love in this wine, power with elegance. Exceptional.

Mar 2nd, 2017
Aaron Tan

Kusuda, you bloody genuis! What an elegant wine. Needs time to develop more tertiary flavours, but it's just layers upon layers of red fruit encased in just the right amount of oak. Opened up over the period of two days, revealing rose petals, smokey game and forest floor characters, with a hint of lovely herbaceousness. Fine fine tannins. Long finish. So tasty!

Kusuda, you bloody genuis! What an elegant wine. Needs time to develop more tertiary flavours, but it's just layers upon layers of red fruit encased in just the right amount of oak. Opened up over the period of two days, revealing rose petals, smokey game and forest floor characters, with a hint of lovely herbaceousness. Fine fine tannins. Long finish. So tasty!

Dec 15th, 2016