This cuvée is sourced from one of the best terroirs in the village of Chorey. About 375 cases are produced each year.Ripe fruit on the nose and the palate juicy, on the dark side, with good assertiveness. Black cherries, plums and a note of local undergrowth adding savouriness. Some lovely praline and blue fruit notes emerge with breathing.

Showing plushy red cherries and strawberries, followed by floral notes, forest floor and smokiness. On the palate it has velvety tannins and a perfect balance of fruit and secondary elements.

Here too there is a similar mentholated nose on the spiced plum, dark cherry and warm earth-suffused aromas that are trimmed in enough wood to mention. The delicious and energetic middle weight plus flavors display focused power on the moderately austere finish where a touch of dryness slowly emerges. I suspect that this will round out in time as the dryness is subtle. Drink 2028+.

Isabel Estate is one of the original Marlborough vineyards and boasts some of the oldest vines in the region with wines 100% grown and bottled within the boundaries of the estate. There is a focus on small batch winemaking, giving greater options at blending and helping to create complex wines with a sense of place. Aratoro (meaning 'path of discovery') is Isabel Estate's top tier range.Vintage 2021 was a classic for Isabel Estate and the second release of our Aratoro Pinot Noir. The depth in co