Rippon Vineyard Pinot Noir Tinker's Field 2017
Red
Central Otago, New Zealand
9.2
WineSaint
Rippon's Tinker's Field reveals its secrets slowly, unfolding with layered complexity and restrained power. Christmas spices weave through dark plums and red cherries, while violet notes add floral lift. The texture is silken yet structured, with fine-grained tannins and vibrant acidity driving a long, sinewy finish. More brooding than the estate's Emma's bottling, this demands patience to fully reveal its elegant depths.
dark plumsChristmas spicesred cherriesviolets
Label
Rippon Vineyard
→Rippon is one of Central Otago's most storied estates, farming biodynamically on the banks of Lake Wanaka and producing Pinot Noir and aromatic whites that rank among the region's most compelling.