Rippon Vineyard

Lake Wanaka Central Otago Pinot Noir

9.314 ratings
9.34 pro ratings
Central Otago, Otago, South 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
Gerald Montoya

Beautiful wine. Earthy, dusty, forest floor, cherry, decaying leaves. Stunning Pinot.

Beautiful wine. Earthy, dusty, forest floor, cherry, decaying leaves. Stunning Pinot.

Mar 14th, 2016
Michael "Bucky" Buckelew

Sommelier Ristorante del Lago at The Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs

9.2

Schist happens

Schist happens

Oct 23rd, 2015
Scott Claffee

Love this shit! #nzwine

Love this shit! #nzwine

Jan 24th, 2015
Dave Schneider

The only fun thing happening now is “RIPPING” through my wine cellar. I’m always worried that I leave things too long before I drink it but I’ve been pleasantly surprised with my patience of late. This wine took a few minutes to melt the angular hard edges away revealing a beautiful Pinot noir with complexity and a zesty kick and a long 30 second finish. I bought this wine from Garagiste during the last crisis of 08/09. Timing couldn’t be better. Stay well and healthy!

The only fun thing happening now is “RIPPING” through my wine cellar. I’m always worried that I leave things too long before I drink it but I’ve been pleasantly surprised with my patience of late. This wine took a few minutes to melt the angular hard edges away revealing a beautiful Pinot noir with complexity and a zesty kick and a long 30 second finish. I bought this wine from Garagiste during the last crisis of 08/09. Timing couldn’t be better. Stay well and healthy!

Mar 22nd, 2020
Doug Scott

Medium body, great range, compared with a few months ago, seems a bit more acid, and still the long and intriguing finish.

Medium body, great range, compared with a few months ago, seems a bit more acid, and still the long and intriguing finish.

Jan 22nd, 2017
Steve Martinelli

A luscious beautiful wine. Showing bright red fruit with nice undertones of forest floor. Plenty of acidity and soft tannins. Shows that Central Otago can and will make solid Pinot!

A luscious beautiful wine. Showing bright red fruit with nice undertones of forest floor. Plenty of acidity and soft tannins. Shows that Central Otago can and will make solid Pinot!

Oct 13th, 2016
Jonas Palmqvist

Strawberry and a lot of secondary notes on the nose. In the mouth, quite light but well balanced and with good length. Initially fruity but with a savoury finish.

Strawberry and a lot of secondary notes on the nose. In the mouth, quite light but well balanced and with good length. Initially fruity but with a savoury finish.

May 16th, 2016
Eric Manago

Modest barnyard funk balances nicely with the red fruit. Soft, but not without body.

Modest barnyard funk balances nicely with the red fruit. Soft, but not without body.

Apr 22nd, 2016
Dave Schneider

OH my. What a treat. Stunning and perfectly balanced. Thank you JR.

OH my. What a treat. Stunning and perfectly balanced. Thank you JR.

Mar 30th, 2016
Flavio Menezes

Flavio had this 8 years ago

Flavio had this 8 years ago

Apr 7th, 2017