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QUARTZ REEF BENDIGO ESTATE SINGLE FERMENT PINOT NOIR 2020

Product Code: 4915
Country: New Zealand
Region: Central Otago
Sub Region: Bendigo
Style: Red
Variety: Pinot Noir
Producer: Quartz Reef

Closure: Screw Cap
Unit: Each
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 14.0%
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
Natural: Biodynamic, Certified Organic

Original price was: $112.00.Current price is: $94.99.

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Winery notes (2020 Vintage)
"Deep bright ruby, with a fragrant , complex bouquet, it is mouth filling and sweet-fruited, with rich, beautifully ripe flavours, a hint of liquorice, and savoury, smooth finish. Already delicious, ageing potential 7-10 years.

From our pioneer Bendigo Estate vineyard. BioGro certified organic and Demeter certified biodynamic; with a vine density of 5,000 – 8,000 plants per hectare on grafted pinot noir clones, planted in 1998.

This single ferment named “Charlee Bubs” has been selected as it best expresses the Bendigo Estate vineyard and the growing season. Hand harvested on the 1st of April from block 4. Cold soaked for 5 days before indigenous yeast fermentation kicked in. Gentle hand plunging throughout ferment, followed by postfermentation maceration of 6 days to ensure optimum fruit and tannin balance. Total time on skin: 22 days. Drained directly into selected French oak barriques (16 % new, 33 % 2 year old, 51 % 3 years old) where the wine aged for 13 months during which natural malolactic fermentation occurred."

5 Stars & 95/100 Stephen Wong MW, The Real Review, January 2025 (2020 Vintage)
"Lovely depth, detail and precision to the complex and layered purple fruit, showing a bit of floral development but still largely primary. The tannins are refined, ripe and elegant, framing quite a powerful and sinewy core with a youthfully austere finish. One for the long haul. Classy stuff."

5 Stars & 96/100 Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review, March 2022 (2020 Vintage)
"An exceptional wine made under a biodynamic/organic regime. This wine has both purity and power with bright, ripe dark cherry, floral, violet, cassis and a suggestion of fresh herbs plus a touch of spice from classy French oak."

5 Stars Michael Cooper (2020 Vintage)
"Certified organic and biodynamic, this wine is 'a single ferment… personally selected by Rudi Bauer as it best expresses the Bendigo Estate vineyard' in Central Otago. Hand-harvested, it is matured in French oak casks, and bottled unfined and unfiltered. The very generous 2020 vintage is arguably the best yet. Deep, bright ruby, with a fragrant, complex bouquet, it is mouthfilling and sweet-fruited, with rich, beautifully ripe flavours, a hint of liquorice, and a savoury, smooth finish. Already delicious, it should be at its peak 2024+."

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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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Quartz Reef Wines, located in Central Otago’s Bendigo sub-region, is renowned for crafting exceptional wines that truly express their sense of place. Specialising in Méthode Traditionnelle, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay, alongside Pinot Gris and Grüner Veltliner, all wines are certified NZ Biogro organic and Demeter biodynamic, ensuring a holistic and sustainable approach to winemaking.

The unique Bendigo Estate Vineyard spans 15 hectares of north-facing slopes, where arid clay, fine gravel, and quartz soils imbue the grapes with a distinctive character. Adjacent to this is the Loop Rd vineyard, home to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines used for Méthode Traditionnelle sparkling wines, as well as Pinot Gris for still wines.

Quartz Reef’s biodynamic practices go beyond organic farming, nurturing the vineyard as a living ecosystem. This dedication to sustainability and craftsmanship is reflected in every bottle, capturing the purity and complexity of Central Otago’s terroir. The result is a range of wines that not only honour the land they come from but also deliver a captivating sensory experience, embodying the essence of this remarkable wine-growing region.