Reserve Central Otago Pinot Noir

Rich aromas of berry fruit, plum and a subtle thyme character lead into flavours of vibrant dark fruit and a touch of spicy oak. Silky tannins combine with ripe fruit flavours, and delicate acidity.

Winemaking 

This Central Otago Pinot Noir is grown in vineyards set among the rugged landscape of New Zealand’s Southern Alps. The glacial based soils produce wines with fragrant, lush, fruit balanced by delicate acidity. A cooler growing season in the 2021 vintage resulted in small berries, with concentrated flavour and tannin structure. The Pinot Noir fruit was carefully harvested in the cool of the night to help preserve the fresh flavours from the vineyard. After harvest the fruit was cold soaked for five days to extract flavour, tannin, and colour. Fermentation followed, using a selection of yeasts. The wine was plunged twice a day to extract colour and tannin from the skins. Select parcels were then allowed to macerate for an additional five days, further extracting colour and flavour after fermentation. After pressing the wine off skins, the wine underwent malolactic fermentation to soften the palate, before oak maturation for 12 months.

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