2019 Rippon Emma's Block Pinot Noir
Central Otago, NZ
The softest, most elegant Pinot Noir from the Rippon Vineyard. Only small amounts make it to Australia.
$150.00
Feels ethereal, gossamer and yet athletic... Serious stuff. Excellent wine.
Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
About The Wine
Emma was the great-great-great grandmother of the current Mills generation.
They named this single vineyard expression of Pinot Noir in honour of her.
It comes from a pocket of the vineyard right near the water of Lake Wanaka. It's a softer, more streamlined version of Pinot Noir from this famous vineyard. It's Rippon spoken at a whisper, but it's utterly stunning to drink.
Only a small amount of Emma's Block makes it to Australian shores. Allocations are limited.
About Rippon Vineyard
Rippon Vineyard is one of the most breathtaking sites in Central Otago.
For over a century the Mills family has farmed this small patch of earth on the banks of Lake Wanaka. Nick Mills is the fourth generation of his family to walk the rows on Rippon. He now farms the site according to biodynamic principles.
The Mills family and Rippon are intrinsically linked. There's a deep connection to the land which Nick translates into their superlative wines.
Pinot Noir, Gamay, Riesling and Gewürztraminer all excel at Rippon. The wines are made with patience and love.
In the wines of Rippon, you can sense everything that is transcendent about terroir-driven winemaking where the story of a place is told through the wines it produces.
Central Otago, NZ
From The Producer
A unique parcel within Rippon, Emma’s Block faces eastward on the lakefront where ancient clay reefs run laterally through fine schist gravels. Emma’s Block is named after the great-great-great grandmother of the current generation of the Mills family, through whom the name entered into the family.
Form & feel: Detailed, sleek, fine, glide, animated femininity.
Blend : Pinot Noir (100%)
ABV : 13.5%
Closure : Diam
Drink Until : 2033
Bottle Size : 750ml
Central Otago, NZ
Critic Reviews
"This is fleshier and juicier that the other 2019 pinot noir releases from Rippon, albeit in degrees. There’s a fine, lacy and yet steely web of tannin draped over the wine, granitic and minerally and very refreshing. Dark cherry, salted plums, alpine herbs and clove-woody spice are the defining elements in scents and flavours. There’s a bit more approachability to this wine, albeit it needs a good airing before getting stuck in. Feels ethereal, gossamer and yet athletic; a nice, fine yet chewy mouthful of dark fruits and spice, that minerality shot through it all. Serious stuff. Excellent wine." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
"Aromas of rose with leaves and some red fruit such as cranberries and plums. Hibiscus. Bright. Medium body with linear mouthfeel of driven acidity that folds in nicely in the palate. Subtle, juicy and seductive. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold." - James Suckling
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