Fromm Winery Pinot Noir Cuvee H 2017
Hardcores only need apply!! Well, ok, people who run amok for world-class pinot, too, and also those who must have a fine deal on 96-POINT pinot!!
WHEW! Seriously, though, this is ROCKING, serious, intense and complex cuvee from a fast-rising rockstar in New Zealand --- FROMM. Already getting huge praise and big scores for its wines, this certified organic pinot might just be your “epiphany” NZ experience. It was for us! And you should see the ridiculous happy dance we did around the office when the deal was struck!!
Did we mention 96 points? Here’s the scoop: Georg Fromm and Hätsch Kalberer planted their first vines in 1992 in Marlborough. They make many single-vineyard bottlings (amazing, too, if you ever see one…!), and “Cuvee H” is the blend with components from each separate vineyard. Rich, intense, mouthcoating…you know right away you’re at a new level. Here’s James in his 96-point review: “This is a bold, complex and spicy pinot with plenty of ripe dark cherries and red berries, brash but integrated toasty oak, pomegranate and spices in abundance. This all leads to a super succulent palate that drives energetic, rich and scintillatingly fresh red-cherry and blood-orange flavors long, amid smoothly polished tannins. Drink or hold. *Five Stars*”
YEAH!! Right? Not for the shy! We have precious little today - grab it before we drink it all…
Our FROMM Pinot Noir Cuvee “H” is a thoughtful blend of our individual single vineyard Pinots. Incorporating the qualities of each of these wines into a premium blend (Cuvée) gives us a Pinot that is balanced yet complex; powerful yet elegant. It’s certainly a style that we enjoy drinking.
Our 2017 shows lovely depth of fruit, opening with dark red, blue berries and an underlay of ripe cherries. The aromas then reveal a granite-like minerality, inviting florals, lifting sage herbs and a lick of sweet vanilla spice. The palate is generous with good fruit weight, velvety layered tannins and enhancing, enticing acidity. We built this wine to last but are delighted with its charm and approachability now. Every component complements the other in seamless harmony - rather like a well-rehearsed orchestra. A lovely mix of complexity and finesse adds to the wine’s fineness.
Technical Details
Country: New ZealandRegion: South Island
Appellation: Marlborough
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Winemaker: Hätsch Kalberer
Alcohol: 13.5%
PH: 3.52
TA: 4.9g/100mLs
About The Producer
The Fromms returned to Switzerland in 2008 but the winemaking team continues to make Pinot Noirs that truly show the expression of the soil, Syrah co-fermented with Viognier, and we can proudly say that FROMM has the oldest single vineyard Malbec in New Zealand.
Georg Fromm and Hätsch Kalberer met in the late 1980s and decided to create FROMM Winery. Two The first vines were planted in 1992 under the guidance of our Swiss founder, Georg Fromm. years later, in January 1992, after the talking became planning, and the planning became planting, FROMM Winery officially started.
Since then FROMM Winery has built an international reputation by producing an array of outstanding wines that reflect both European style and Kiwi ingenuity.
Today the passion for wine continues, now under the careful eye of old family friend and owner Pol Lenzinger, co-owner Stephan Walliser and Swiss business partner George Walliser. Georg Fromm has moved his focus back to his family winery in Malans, Switzerland.
Pairing Suggestions
Duck, pork, curry, mushrooms, ham.
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