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LAWSON’S DRY HILLS RESERVE PINOT NOIR 2022

Seriously Good Southern Valleys Pinot Noir

Product Code: 8427
Country: New Zealand
Region: Marlborough
Sub Region: Southern Valleys
Style: Red
Variety: Pinot Noir

Closure: Screw Cap
Unit: Each
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 14.0%
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
Natural: Vegan Friendly

Original price was: $35.99.Current price is: $29.99.

Seriously Good Southern Valleys Pinot Noir

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From an good vintage for Pinot Noir in Marlborough, this wine is sourced from vineyards within the Southern Valleys sub-region where clay soils and low rainfall produce excellent Pinot. We honestly believe some of New Zealand's best Pinot Noir are produced in here and for $30 you would be hard pressed to find anything of comparable quality from other Pinot producing regions around the country!

Winery notes (2022 Vintage)
"This refined Pinot Noir showcases vibrant red berry fruit layered with fragrant spice from well-integrated oak. The palate is juicy and bright, supported by fresh acidity and supple tannins. With time in bottle, it’s evolving into classic Pinot territory, revealing earthy notes of forest floor and savoury hints of porcini mushroom.

The hand-picked fruit was put into open-top fermenters and left to cold macerate for three to six days, encouraging gentle extraction of colour and aroma. Once fermentation started, the cap of skins that floats to the top, was manually plunged three times daily to build structure and deepen flavour. Following fermentation, the wine remained on skins for an additional seven to 14 days to enhance texture and complexity. It was then pressed to a mix of French oak barriques (224L) and puncheons (500L), with 25% new oak. After ten months of maturation, the finest clones and barrels were carefully selected to create the final blend."

Reviews for the 2021 vintage below…

Rated Outstanding & 95/100 Cameron Douglas MS, May 2024 (2021 Vintage)
"An understated complexity and power with a core of ripe red berry fruits and barrel spice layers. Delicious, fresh and youthful on the palate with salivating textures and core ripe fruit flavours that reflect the bouquet. Spiced red plums and cherry, moments of raspberry and saline flinty ideas. Well made with polished tannins and decent acid line, and excellent use of French oak. Best drinking from 2025 through 2030+."

5 Stars & Number 2 Cuisine Pinot Noir Tasting, April 2025 (2021 Vintage)
"Beautiful bright primary notes on the nose with ripe cherries and baked spice alongside a woody complexity from well-handled oak. The palate is lively and mouthfilling, and concentrated with red fruits and lovely dried herbs, silky slippery tannins and a long finish."

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You may also choose to 'pick up' your order from our wine shop at 188 Durham Street South, Christchurch.

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If for any reason you are not entirely happy with your order or you suspect that it may be affected by a quality issue, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will remedy the problem straight away. Contact us on (03) 3655134.

Note, for orders of 1 - 2 bottles we charge an additional $6 for packaging. To ensure the safety of the bottles we use specially designed posting boxes.

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