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Paritua 21:12 2021

SKU: PACB202110 UCNZ

$113.99

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Paritua, established 2003, crafts Twenty‑One‑Twelve only in exceptional years from its oldest vines.

69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Cabernet Franc, 12% Merlot; deep fruit, cacao and mineral notes.

Cold‑soaked, macerated up to 28 days; 24 months in 50% new French oak.

Critic Scores

98 // Candice Chow

"This is a stunning blend with concentrated flavour of perfectly ripe fruit and balanced acidity, elegantly complex barrel details on a fine-structured palate."

97 // Sam Kim

"Immensely complex and engaging, this is a concentrated and richly textured red with a wonderfully layered palate offering dark fruit, floral, spice and nutty characters. It’s impressively long and structured, making it a great candidate for long-term cellaring. At its best now to 2038."

96 // Cameron Douglas MS

"A fantastic wine with concentration, complexity, power and presence. Flavours of dark berries, dark plums, cacao and toasty baking spices from wood and bottle settling harmony. A dry full-bodied wine with an equal amount of power and complexity framing the flavours of dark red berries and plums, cinnamon and vanilla, clove and baking spices. An abundance of tannins are polished and along with the acidity frame the fruit and mouthfeel perfectly. Tasted over 3 days the wine is as delicious on day three as it was on day one. Lengthy, complex and delicious with best drinking from 2027 through 2037+."

96 // Bob Campbell MW

"A firmly structured wine with great cellaring potential. Drink 2021–2033."

95 // Stephen Wong MW

"An impressively concentrated and ripe display of berry fruit, blackcurrant, anise and plum with charry oak, roasting coffee and cocoa nib. Masses of structure here but well-submerged and with just a touch of heat on the finish. The fruit is currently very primary. Concentrated, dense flavours with opulent weight and velvet-textured tannins compete for attention in this muscular, powerful and bold wine. Give it a long sleep in the cellar to get the most out of it, but there is enough balance and depth already to be enjoyable if needs must."

Product Details

Red

2021

Cabernet Blend

Paritua

Bridge Pa Triangle, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

10-15 Years

Cork

14.0%

750ml (Bottle)

Available for Purchase

Organic

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Description

Twenty-One-Twelve is Paritua's flagship wine, produced only in exceptional years from the estate's oldest and lowest-yielding blocks. The 2021 blend features 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Cabernet Franc and 12% Merlot, all hand harvested and sorted before a long maceration. Fermentation in closed vats with pump-overs and plunging was followed by basket pressing to French oak barriques, half new, for up to 24 months of maturation. Deeply coloured and structured, the wine offers aromas of blackberry, plum and blackcurrant layered with cocoa, baking spice and oyster shell. The palate is full-bodied and polished, with ripe fruit, vibrant acidity and firm but elegant tannins. Bottled at 14% ABV, this wine will reward a decade or more of careful cellaring, gaining complexity and silkiness.
Tasting Profile

Light

Full

Low Tannin

Tannic

Sweet

Dry

Low Acidity

High Acidity

Palate:

Herbal, Spice

Food Pairings:

Game

Pork

Poultry

Red Meat

Spicy

Tasting Notes

Description

Twenty-One-Twelve is Paritua's flagship wine, produced only in exceptional years from the estate's oldest and lowest-yielding blocks. The 2021 blend features 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Cabernet Franc and 12% Merlot, all hand harvested and sorted before a long maceration. Fermentation in closed vats with pump-overs and plunging was followed by basket pressing to French oak barriques, half new, for up to 24 months of maturation. Deeply coloured and structured, the wine offers aromas of blackberry, plum and blackcurrant layered with cocoa, baking spice and oyster shell. The palate is full-bodied and polished, with ripe fruit, vibrant acidity and firm but elegant tannins. Bottled at 14% ABV, this wine will reward a decade or more of careful cellaring, gaining complexity and silkiness.

Tasting Profile

Light
Full

Low Tannin
Tannic

Sweet
Dry

Low Acidity
High Acidity

Palate:

Herbal, Spice

Food Pairings:

Game

Pork

Poultry

Red Meat

Spicy

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