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Staete Landt 2005 Pinot Gris (Marlborough)
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- $23
An interesting take on Pinot Gris, barrel-fermented in older French oak. The result accentuates the variety’s smoky, nutty characters and adds heft and texture. Apple and honey flavors give it enough fruit to carry the weight, and the wine picks up pleasant spice notes on the finish. Drink now.
— J.C.
(11/1/2007)
Staete Landt 2008 Map Maker Pure Chardonnay (Marlborough)
- $25
With only the barest hint of toasted nuts or grain, this is a fruit-driven Chardonnay that does not see any malolactice fermentation. The resulting flavors are crisp and citrusy, the white peach and pineapple notes coming to a long, mouth-puckering close.
— J.C.
(4/1/2011)
Staete Landt 2006 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
- $20
Herbal notes dominate upfront—even suggesting bell pepper—with the core of the wine built on passion fruit and grapefruit. This is medium-bodied, gaining intensity aand focus on the tart, minerally finish.
— J.C.
(3/1/2008)
Staete Landt 2006 Pinot Noir (Marlborough)
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- $35
— J.C.
(7/1/2008)
Staete Landt 2008 Map Maker Pinot Noir (Central Otago)
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- $30
This wine starts off with bold fruit-driven aromas of plums and black cherries, but there’s just the merest hint of dried fruit as well, and that continues on the palate. It’s ripe and round, but ultimately a bit bulky, ending with a touch of espresso.
— J.C.
(6/1/2010)
Staete Landt 2009 Map Maker Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
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- $30
This is appropriately intensely aromatic and flavorful, but the aromas and flavors come across as a bit simple and unnuanced. Modest grassy hints settle easily over white grapefruit flavors, which finish on a slightly chalky note.
— J.C.
(9/1/2010)
Staete Landt 2005 Chardonnay (Marlborough)
- $26
Tropical fruit flavors form the base of this wine, but over the ripe mango flavor rides a heavy layer of toasty oak, and it’s questionable whether it will integrate before the fruit starts to fade. Drink now for its lusty obviousness.
— J.C.
(9/1/2008)
Staete Landt 2004 Pinot Noir (Marlborough)
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- $25
A plump, round Pinot lavished with oak, this seemed slightly off, in that the fruit had a bit of cooked character to it. Otherwise, this is a very nice Pinot, easily marrying cola, mint and maple syrup notes, and ending quite long.
— J.C.
(3/1/2007)
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