2016 Dry River Library Release Pinot Noir

Brand	Dry River
Region	Martinborough
Varietal	Pinot Noir
Size	750ml
Alcohol %	12.5%
Vintage	2016
Country	New Zealand

The release of Museum stock is a wonderful new phenomenon being offered by a few NZ wineries today. It says that NZ wines have come of age, that our wines can cellar and improve with age. And luckily for us, wineries have invested the money to cellar some of their best and now make them available to their customers. If such offers come your way, leap at them. Museum stock gives you the confidence of provenance that the wines have been cellared correctly and that the wines are ready for drinking, the perfect scenario. And what a treat to be able to open a bottle of 2016 Dry River Pinot Noir. Prepare one of your finest meals, invite friends and let festivities begin.

dense aromas of cherries, exotic spices, plums and florals with a savoury development, field mushrooms, underbrush, and hints of leather in perfect harmony with the array of fruits.

Integration and harmony on the palate of the pure fruit complement the bottle development. The supporting role of the oak intensifies the underlying tobacco and caramel notes, with total integration. The palate still shows a whisp of youth intensity and where a serene voice commands the fruit to spread out and surrender to the maze of tannins and the acid is simply at one. It is amazing what time can do…..