Sale!

QUARTZ REEF BENDIGO ESTATE SINGLE FERMENT PINOT NOIR 2021

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: 14.5%
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
Natural: Biodynamic, Certified Organic

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

In stock

ADD TO FAVOURITES

Winery notes (2021 Vintage)
"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. The soils on the beautiful north facing slope are Waenga fine sandy loam and Letts steepland with an elevation from 217 – 264 metres, on 44.55° south. Clone: 5, 115, 777.

This single ferment named “Velvet” has been selected as it best expresses the Bendigo Estate vineyard and the growing season. Hand harvested on the 24th of March from block 6. Cold soaked for 5 days before indigenous yeast fermentation kicked in. Gentle hand plunging throughout ferment, followed by post fermentation 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, 66 % 1 year old, 18 % 2 years old) where the wine aged for 13 months during which natural malolactic fermentation occurred."

Rated Outstanding & 96/100 Cameron Douglas MS, April 2025 (2021 Vintage)
"A perfectly enticing bouquet with complexities of place and time, berry fruits, savoury hillside spice aromas and a deeply earthy mineral quality. Aromas and flavours of cherry and desiccated plum, dried raspberry and bracken. The core of this wine is the texture and completeness with long chain tannins and acid line that frame the other flavours perfectly. Such a lovely wine with a lengthy finish. Best from 2027 through 2037."

95/100 Erin Larkin, RobertParker.com, Wine Advocate, December 2023 (2021 Vintage)
"The 2021 Bendigo Estate Single Ferment Pinot Noir is tighter and more savoury, with pink peppercorns and star anise, blood orange and raspberry leaf tea. In the mouth, it is saturated with flavour, shaped by fine, chalky, tannins. There’s a lovely spool of length through the finish. Wonderful wine"

94/100 Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review, August 2024 (2021 Vintage)
"A ripe, flavoursome pinot noir with a backbone of mellow tannins and gentle acidity. Appealing wine with hazelnut, plum, dark cherry and nuances of dark berry and sweet spices. It’s approachable now but should respond well to bottle age."

We provide a door to door delivery service nationwide. Delivery charges are calculated on a 12 bottle case or part there of.

Delivery charges are calculated during the checkout process based off your address post code. Please ensure you choose the correct post code. We will advise you if you have chosen the incorrect post code.

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

For further details on prices and delivery options please go to the Delivery & Returns section of our site.

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.

Can't find what you're looking for or we don't have enough product in stock? Get in touch with us and we'll see what we can do.

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.