Description
This Pinot Noir is produced from 100% Estate grown fruit which underwent maceration and fermentation for approximately three weeks, 20% whole bunch. The wine is then aged 30% in new French barriques with the balance in seasoned oak for 12 months, after which the wine is then bottled unfiltered and un-fined.
Enticing aromatics of violets, dark cherry, redcurrants and cedar lead to earthy, lightly spiced, subtle oak and red berries on the palate, finishing with smooth tannins.
“Offering fine value, the rich, very harmonious 2021 vintage was estate-grown in the northern Wairarapa, matured for a year in French oak barriques (30 % new) and bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Invitingly fragrant, it is weighty and generous, with concentrated, ripe cherry, plum and distinctly spicy flavours, hints of licorice and dark chocolate and supple tannins. Savoury and complex, it’s currently delicious but age-worthy too. Best drinking 2026+ ” by Michael Cooper – wine reviewer
