2020 Schubert Block B Pinot Noir

95 ptsHighly Rated
Beautifully structured Martinborough Pinot Noir sitting in its peak drinking window. Sheer class.

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Kai Schubert's masterpiece is his Block B Pinot, a small production of Dijon clone Pinot Noir, aged in mostly new French oak for 18 months, and designed to age.

Four odd years from vintage and this is looking damn fine. It's still powerful and tense, with a velvety dark fruit core and some lingering, quality tannins.

Complexity is the key - there's earthiness and minerality, depth and subtlety. A truly excellent new world Pinot that would confound and delight the old world drinker.

95 points
"Intense wine with cassis, dark-fleshed plum, blackcurrant, chocolate/mocha and a suggestion of fresh herbs. Rich, warming pinot noir with a backbone of sweet, ripe tannins that suggest cellaring potential although the wine is deliciously drinkable now."
- Bob Campbell MW (The Real Review)

95 points
"Lots of juicy fruit with orange-peel, dried-strawberry and some dried-flower character. Medium to full body with polished, refined tannins that last a long time. Burgundian in nature."
- James Suckling

 

95 points - "Intense wine with cassis, dark-fleshed plum, blackcurrant, chocolate/mocha and a suggestion of fresh herbs. Rich, warming pinot noir with a backbone of sweet, ripe tannins that suggest cellaring potential although the wine is deliciously drinkable now." - Bob Campbell MW (The Real Review)

95 points - "Lots of juicy fruit with orange-peel, dried-strawberry and some dried-flower character. Medium to full body with polished, refined tannins that last a long time. Burgundian in nature. From organically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but better in a year or two. Screw cap." - James Suckling

Dark cherries and baked plums are unfolding from the glass, transitioning into wild thyme and violets with impressions of cassis, sandalwood, and cinnamon. A complex wine with a firm tannin structure, yet smooth mouthfeel. The supporting role of oak intensifies the underlying dark cacao and spicy characters.

Block B is a selection of the Dijon Pinot Noir clones; specifically the clones 115, 667, 777, 114 and 113. Hand-picked and careful selection of grapes. 100% de-stemmed, cold-maceration and fermentation in stainless steel vats and left on skins for 3 weeks. Aged in 45% new and 55% used French oak barriques for 18 months.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Pinot Noir
Country New Zealand
Region Martinborough
Feature High Score
Organic
Reviewed By James Suckling
The Real Review
Critic Score 95
Size 750ml
Vintage 2020
Closure Cork

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