AB Newsletter - Dog Point Library Pinot

TRIALTO | September 2nd 2024

Located at the confluence of two valleys in Marlborough, where the fog rolls into the hills, the team at Dog Point has always focused on quality, making wines that age beautifully. In a difficult vintage, they will sacrifice volume to offer consistency in quality for all four wines they produce (two Sauvignon Blancs, a Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir). All wines are vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free.

Although the Dog Point brand is considered young, the vineyards aren’t. Their Pinot Noir vines, for example, were planted in the early 1980’s – approximately 40 years old! This wine featured today comes from the 2012 vintage, direct from their cellar. And with Dog Point’s focus on uncompromising quality and ageability, it's in a beautiful place today, and will continue to provide exceptional drinking experiences in the years to come.

DOG POINT VINEYARD
Pinot Noir 2012

	Organic
	Vegan

	Product code	808467
	Format	6x750ml
	Country	New Zealand
	Regulated designation	Table wine
	Region	South Island
	Subregion	Marlborough
	Varietal(s)	Pinot Noir 100 %
	Alcohol percentage	14%
	Colour	Red
	Sugar	Dry
	Closure type	Cork
	Total acidity	5.4 g/l g/l
	PH	3.58 g/l

- 93 Points -

Wine Advocate, December 2014

Medium to deep ruby-purple in color, the 2012 Pinot Noir opens to a lovely core of red and black cherry fruits accented with hints of violets, lavender, forest floor and mossy bark. Medium-bodied, it has a solid backbone of grainy tannins and lively acid supporting the muscular berry and earthy flavors. It finishes long and clean.

Also Available

DOG POINT VINEYARD
Sauvignon Blanc Section 94 2020

South Island, New Zealand

740435 | 6x750ml |

- 95 Points -

Wine Spectator, May 2023

Stunning, with a complex, aromatic mix of beeswax, litsea oil, vetiver and honeysuckle notes up front, followed by ripe peach, melon and lemon curd flavors at the juicy core. Reveals whiffs of grilled lemon and smoke that swirl around the flavors, as well as a hint of crushed rock minerality on a supple, seamless frame. Gains momentum on the epic finish.

DOG POINT VINEYARD
Chardonnay 2020

South Island, New Zealand

742413 | 6x750ml |

- 94 Points -

Wine Advocate, November 2023

The 2020 Chardonnay is reductive and flinty on the nose and leads with lashings of crushed nuts, curry leaf, cap gun, yellow flesh peach, salted apples and brine. In the mouth, the wine is mouthfilling and bony in the very best of ways, with rich fruit that provides a chorus through the finish. Is it so reductive and worked that it will polarize? Possibly. Probably. Do I love it? Yes. Horses for courses. This is classy wine with lots to touch and feel. I bet it ages well, too. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.

DOG POINT VINEYARD
Sauvignon Blanc 2023

South Island, New Zealand

389528 | 12x750ml |

- 94 Points -

Wine Spectator, July 2024

Lush and expressive, with plenty of concentration to the mix of mango, lemon curd and litsea oil flavors. Details of dried pineapple, candied ginger and crystalized orange zest add complexity and aromatics on the long finish. Drink now. 35,000 cases made, 8,000 cases imported.

DOG POINT VINEYARD
Pinot Noir 2020

South Island, New Zealand

742412 | 6x750ml |

- 94 Points -

James Suckling, September 2022

This has a complex nose of wild strawberries, spiced cherries, hazelnuts, thyme, nutmeg and bark. Sleek tannins with a creamy texture. Medium body. Silky, long and sophisticated with wonderful depth. From organically grown grapes.

About DOG POINT VINEYARD

Dog Point Vineyard is one of the oldest privately established vineyards in Marlborough. Established in 2002 by partners, Ivan & Margaret Sutherland, and James & Wendy Healy. After working together at Cloudy Bay, Ivan and James decided to return to a more hands-on approach and establish their own wine label. Dog Point Vineyard is located at the confluence of the Brancott and Omaka Valleys in Marlborough, New Zealand’s premium wine growing region