Escarpment Wines

Kupe Single Vineyard Martinborough Pinot Noir

9.255 ratings
9.316 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
Shun Kikuchi

Elegant Pinot. Red cherry, raspberry and black cherry, some mineral and slight liquorice. dry, mid+ acidity, soft ample tannin, Burgundy style. ABV12.5% but not lighter than the figure itself. Can age more.

Elegant Pinot. Red cherry, raspberry and black cherry, some mineral and slight liquorice. dry, mid+ acidity, soft ample tannin, Burgundy style. ABV12.5% but not lighter than the figure itself. Can age more.

May 15th, 2022
Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.3

Brilliant fruit, aged complexity, sweet tannins, juicy acidity and great presence. Long, rewarding and cleverly crafted. Love it!

Brilliant fruit, aged complexity, sweet tannins, juicy acidity and great presence. Long, rewarding and cleverly crafted. Love it!

Nov 28th, 2014
Marc Melser

We had the 2016 Vintage on 5/7-8/21. This is a medium bodied wine that is a hybrid between a CA PN and a more mineral driven Burgundian PN. Tastes of black cherry, underbrush, green pepper and on the finish, tea and cinnamon spice. Good but not a 98 as given by Suckling

We had the 2016 Vintage on 5/7-8/21. This is a medium bodied wine that is a hybrid between a CA PN and a more mineral driven Burgundian PN. Tastes of black cherry, underbrush, green pepper and on the finish, tea and cinnamon spice. Good but not a 98 as given by Suckling

May 7th, 2021
edward Simpson

Wow a similar burgundy would be double the price, awesome. Blackcurrant, cherries, depth, one of the best PNs for me, a Gevrey Chambertin alternative?

Sarsfield 45

Wow a similar burgundy would be double the price, awesome. Blackcurrant, cherries, depth, one of the best PNs for me, a Gevrey Chambertin alternative?

Sarsfield 45

Jun 7th, 2019
Magnus Österhult

Mjuk, len, tydliga tanniner med trevlig syra. Ett fylligt och mysigt vin. Provat direkt från fat.

Mjuk, len, tydliga tanniner med trevlig syra. Ett fylligt och mysigt vin. Provat direkt från fat.

Mar 9th, 2018
Keith Crump

2011 not a great deal happening acidity but simple citrus notes

2011 not a great deal happening acidity but simple citrus notes

Jan 1st, 2018
Chris England

Decent NZPN @ £31 that's on the money & easy to drink in the ☀️ with a fillet steak 🍔 😁

🍷 Vibrant cherry red

👃 Smoked spiced ripe cherry cola & a happy 🇳🇿 piggy wiggy 🐷 wallowing in mud

👄 Med body of smooth creamy chewy cherry w/ a cola twang that's nicely balanced

🎯 Med+ earthy cherry cola oink 🐽

Decent NZPN @ £31 that's on the money & easy to drink in the ☀️ with a fillet steak 🍔 😁

🍷 Vibrant cherry red

👃 Smoked spiced ripe cherry cola & a happy 🇳🇿 piggy wiggy 🐷 wallowing in mud

👄 Med body of smooth creamy chewy cherry w/ a cola twang that's nicely balanced

🎯 Med+ earthy cherry cola oink 🐽

Jul 5th, 2017
Dimitris Kritikos

Overevolved- both nose and mouth. Pity the expectations.

Overevolved- both nose and mouth. Pity the expectations.

Jun 12th, 2016
Keith Crump

This is a Kupe Chardonnay very clean Chablis like

This is a Kupe Chardonnay very clean Chablis like

Dec 21st, 2015
Mike Davila

Nice flavors but not what I would rate as a well integrated complex Pinot. Out of my comfort zone coming from New Zealand.

Nice flavors but not what I would rate as a well integrated complex Pinot. Out of my comfort zone coming from New Zealand.

Oct 18th, 2015