2006 Pegasus Bay Pinot Noir Waipara Valley

This Waipara Valley producer makes one of New Zealand's most distinctive white wines, a gamey, minerally, layered, complex blend that combines Sauvignon Blanc with a sizable component of barrel-fermented Semillon that goes through malolactic fermentation. Pegasus Bay's bracing Riesling, with an exotic spice character that perfectly suits it to Asian cuisines, has a track record for repaying bottle aging. There's sometimes a moderate amount of residual sugar that is slowly absorbed as the wine matures. They also offer  an unusually rich, layered yet sappy Pinot Noir from sheltered vineyards that frequently experience summer hot spells.

This Waipara Valley producer makes one of New Zealand's most distinctive white wines, a gamey, minerally, layered, complex blend that combines Sauvignon Blanc with a sizable component of barrel-fermented Semillon that goes through malolactic fermentation. Pegasus Bay's bracing Rie... more