2015 Puriri Hills Pope
Unlike anything you will have tasted from NZ before... whopping concentration and great beauty simultaneously... only 1500 bottles made!
Elsewhere $215.00
$173.50
$168.99 on Case buys (6 bottles)
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Lunn Ave - Click & Collect |
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Constellation Drive Superstore |
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Further Information
Brand | Puriri Hills |
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Region | Auckland |
Varietal | Merlot Cab Sauv Cab Franc Malb |
Size | 750ml |
Alcohol % | 13.0% |
Vintage | 2015 |
Country | New Zealand |
Description
Puriri Hills top wine is appropriately named ‘Pope’ – it’s a wine to be revered, admired, and respected just as you would in the company of Pope Francis. Originally named after Ivan Pope, the 2015 vintage is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, and Malbec. A perfect vintage and one that reaffirmed quality in the region, the handpicked fruit was harvested at a miserly 1kg per vine and saw nearly 2 years in 30% new French Oak before bottling without fining or filtration. Sealed under only the finest cork, it’s a wine that will show its best from 2024 onwards and live for who knows how long – 25-30 years conservatively if well cellared. This 2015 has the unenviable job of competing with the amazing 2013 & 2014 vintages but does so with ease! At 6 years of age, it is approachable now... but is powerful and deeply complex, so we suggest making the investment into a case to enjoy over the coming decades. Less than 1500 bottles made, it is a truly artisanal product crafted without regard to cost. Stock up now, as the next vintage to be released is the 2020! Which could be 5 years away.
Smells
A bouquet of astonishing quality and concentration – complex notes of exotic perfumes including violets, cassis, dried plum, nutmeg, graphite, leather and a hint of dark chocolate and liquorice.
Tastes
Whopping concentration and great beauty simultaneously. Delicate perfumes, dark cherries and berries infused with chocolate... succulent and creamy but with purity of fruit evolving to a rich, spicy, and refreshing crescendo of power. Unlike anything you will have tasted from NZ before. An amazingly complete wine – hard to imagine how it could possibly be better. Push the boat out and grab what you can afford… the 2015 vintage is a masterpiece to savour, share, impress and contemplate through to 2040+.
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