Three Paddles Pinot Noir 2025
$30.00 inc. GST
Sustainably grown in Nga Waka’s Martinborough vineyards, Three Paddles are wines of texture, flavour and character, reflecting the same standards of excellence for which the winery has been renowned for more than three decades.
Colour: Deep Crimson
Nose: Red berries and cherries mixed with spicy and earthy notes.
Palate: The texture of the wine is soft with supple tannins and carries flavours of red fruits and spice through the palate to a soft, persistent finish.
Cellaring: Will improve in the cellar for 3 to 5 years.
Food Match: Suited to a wide range of red meat and games dishes.
Winemaking: De-stemmed only. Total maceration time was 17 to 21 days. Malolactic fermentation in barrel, tight-grain French oak barriques (11% new). 10 months in oak.
- Double Gold (98 points) – 2026 NZ International Wine Awards
- Silver Medal – 2026 New World Wine Awards
- 92 Points – Cam Douglas MS
“A distinctive varietal bouquet led by scents of plums and dark cherry, some earthy smoky barrel spice layers, a mix of clay mineral and sweet wood quality. Dry, textured with fine tannins, crisp with medium+ acid line and flavours of strawberry and cherry fruits, some red apple and earthy energy. Balanced though youthful with some tautness with best drinking from 2028 through 2033.”
