{"id":2888,"date":"2017-09-13T01:30:17","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T00:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johner-estate.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=2888"},"modified":"2025-12-16T23:40:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T22:40:30","slug":"2020-johner-estate-pinot-noir-wairarapa","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.johner-estate.com\/?product=2020-johner-estate-pinot-noir-wairarapa","title":{"rendered":"2023 Pinot Noir Wairarapa &#8211; New Vintage!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We sent this wine to Michael Cooper, renowned reviewer and author of Michael Cooper&#8217;s Wine Buyer&#8217;s Guide and he gave us the following review on this newly-released Pinot Noir:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Offering good value, made from hand-harvested grapes from the estate&#8217;s younger vines and matured for one year in French Oak.\u00a0 Full, bright ruby, mouthfilling, generous and supple.\u00a0 \u00a0Cherry, plum, spice and slight tamarillo flavours with savoury notes adding complexity and fresh acidity to keep things lively.\u00a0 At best mid-&#8217;26.\u00a0 A &#8216;serious&#8217; but approachable wine&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We couldn&#8217;t have said it better!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h2>Awards:<\/h2>\n<h3>Michael Cooper MA ONZM 4 star rating<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5308 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johner-estate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Michael-cooper-4-Stars-png-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johner-estate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Michael-cooper-4-Stars-png-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.johner-estate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Michael-cooper-4-Stars-png-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Offering good value, this wine is usually hand-harvested from the estate&#8217;s younger vines at Gladstone and matured for a year in seasoned French oak barrels. Full, bright ruby, the 2023 vintage (****) is mouthfilling, generous and supple, with cherry, plum, spice and slight tamarillo flavours, savoury notes adding complexity, and fresh acidity to keep things lively. A &#8216;serious&#8217; but approachable red, it should be at its best mid-2026+&#8221; 11 Dec 2025 Michael Cooper<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4885,"template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"product_cat":[77],"product_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johner-estate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/2888"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johner-estate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johner-estate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johner-estate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johner-estate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johner-estate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=2888"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johner-estate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=2888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}