{"product_id":"tasting-ata-rangi","title":"Tasting: Ata Rangi - A Tasting of Martinborough Pinot Noir","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eIn Māori, Ata Rangi means \"dawn sky\", or \"new beginning\", and few names have proved more fitting. When Clive Paton planted his first vines on the stony Martinborough terraces in 1980, he was staking a claim on bare paddock at the very edge of what New Zealand believed possible for Pinot Noir. Four decades on, Ata Rangi stands among the country's most revered estates, and its Pinot is regarded as a national benchmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe estate sits on the free-draining alluvial gravels of the Martinborough Terrace, in the Wairarapa at the southern tip of the North Island. It is a cool, dry, windswept site, and that hard-won ripeness is exactly what gives the wines their tension and depth. Low yields, old vines, and meticulous hand-work in both vineyard and cellar are the house signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe range moves from the bright, approachable Crimson Pinot Noir, named for the estate's role in the Project Crimson conservation of New Zealand's native rātā and pōhutukawa trees, up to the flagship Ata Rangi Pinot Noir and the three single-vineyard expressions, Kotinga, Masters and McCrone, each a study in how site shapes character. Across the range you can expect perfumed dark cherry and wild herb, silken texture, fine tannin and a savoury, structured finish built to age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Line-Up:*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2020 Ata Rangi Pinot Noir\u003cbr\u003e2021 Ata Rangi Pinot Noir\u003cbr\u003e2022 Ata Rangi Pinot Noir\u003cbr\u003e2024 Ata Rangi Pinot Noir\u003cbr\u003e2020 Ata Rangi Kotinga Pinot Noir\u003cbr\u003e2021 Ata Rangi Kotinga Pinot Noir\u003cbr\u003e2020 Ata Rangi Masters Pinot Noir\u003cbr\u003e2021 Ata Rangi Masters Pinot Noir\u003cbr\u003e2020 Ata Rangi McCrone Pinot Noir\u003cbr\u003e2019 Ata Rangi McCrone Pinot Noir\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thursday 17th of September\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cbr\u003eMelbourne Wine School\u003cbr\u003eInspire9 Level 1\/41-43 Stewart Street\u003cbr\u003eRichmond \u003cbr\u003e3121\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCost:\u003c\/strong\u003e $148.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003c\/strong\u003e6:30pm - 8:30 (Circa 1.5\/2 hours)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Indicative list only. Tasting Samples subject to availability and may change.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melbourne Wine School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45833823354963,"sku":null,"price":148.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/8972\/1171\/files\/Ata_Rangi.png?v=1784263681","url":"https:\/\/melbournewineschool.com.au\/products\/tasting-ata-rangi","provider":"Melbourne Wine School","version":"1.0","type":"link"}