Instant Appeal

“Pinot noir from New Zealand is gaining a foothold in America because of well-made wines like the 2007 Stoneleigh Marlborough Pinot Noir,” writes John Foy for New Jersey’s largest local newspaper The Star-Ledger. “Stoneleigh’s vineyards are in Marlborough, New Zealand’s best vineyard region. This cool-climate area is ideal for growing pinot noir, a grape that thrives in other cool regions such as Champagne, Burgundy, Sonoma, Oregon’s Willamette Valley and selected sites in Italy and Germany. While the 2007 Stoneleigh Pinot Noir possesses the structure for aging, its appeal is so instantaneous that I doubt it will ever see the darkness of a wine cellar.”