We have reviewed all the new Escarpment Insight Series. This is a really important release in our opinion and a magnificent approach from an exceptional NZ winery. To have 4 Pinot Noir, all so individual representing the varied single vineyard terroir within the Martinborough Terraces is brilliant.

There are a lot of wineries doing great single vineyard wines, however it is that Larry has made 4 very small production wines from single vineyards within the same region that make the comparison so interesting. It’s a very Burgundy approach and one which we give great applause.

From the consumer perspective, if you taste all 4 of these wines, they will highlight the complexities and vastly different styles that emerge not only from Pinot Noir, but from one region. The Godfather of Pinot Noir, Larry McKenna, has raised the bar in terms of not only NZ wineries producing regionally/sub-regionally expressive wines, but also for the consumer who will be able to better appreciate the intricacies of this great variety.

(more…)