Larry McKenna's Martinborough Pinot, 35 Years of Mastery in Every Bottle

The 2018 Escarpment 'Noir' Pinot Noir brings together 35 years of winemaking experience in New Zealand. Larry McKenna, widely regarded as New Zealand's greatest Pinot Noir winemaker, founded Escarpment in 2000. The Noir label is his most accessible expression: soft, bright and fruit-forward.

Tasting Notes

100% Martinborough hand-harvested fruit, open-top fermented with 21 days of total vat time, barrel aged for 11 months and bottled without filtration. Soft, bright and immediately appealing.

Style & Drinking Window

Light to medium-bodied with fine tannins and a fresh, fruit-driven character. Drinking beautifully now with 7 years of bottle age. Serve slightly chilled at 14°C.

Perfect Food Pairing

An elegant Pinot Noir like this pairs beautifully with free-range chicken, try with the Waitoa Free-Range Chicken Breast, available from our sister store My Meat Man. Premium New Zealand free-range chicken is the textbook pairing for elegant Martinborough Pinot Noir.