2022 Cloudy Bay Pinot Noir
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The 2022 Pinot Noir is creamy and spicy, with poached strawberries, sumac, some oak that pokes through and plenty of chalky tannin. The wine feels a little "elbows and knees" currently; but the cuvée ages well, and this appears to have all it needs to go some distance in the cellar. It's light in frame but with persistent flavor. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.
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Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous
Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate
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Cloudy Bay's 2022 Pinot Noir from Marlborough is supple, round-shouldered and satisfying. With its succulent tannins and gently refreshing acidity, there's an ease to this wine. It is certainly not the most intensely colored nor richly aromatic Pinot Noir, but that's the season for you. It does offer subtle red fruit, a character reminiscent of Chai with a creaminess and distinctive nutmeg aromas, but it's not particularly long. Enjoy from release up to six years.