NZ-Wide 
NZ-Wide
Free Shipping
Buy OnlineOrganic Vineyard of the Year – NZ Organic Wine Awards 2021
A fantastic offer on this beautiful Pinot Noir from the "Organic Vineyard of the Year 2021". The Terrace Edge Vineyard goes from strength to strength and across the board the wines are outstanding. With a couple of top reviews you can be assured of the quality.
Winery notes (2021 Vintage)
"We are ultra-fastidious in our organic Pinot Noir vineyard to ensure the fruit has intense concentration of flavour. This involves much careful hand work to moderate crop levels and expose the fruit to the sun.
The aim is a wine with many layers of complexity. Our approach is gentle and traditional – after destemming, the grapes were transferred to open top fermenters, where they were cold soaked. Native fermentation generally started after 5 days. The cap was plunged manually to achieve delicate extraction of tannin and colour from the skins. Post fermentation maceration lasted for up to 3 weeks to allow ripe fruit tannins to soften, flavours to deepen, and gain complexity. The wine was pressed into French oak barriques (25% new) and aged for 11 months.
The nose is lifted and alluring with plum and dark cherry aromas melded with violet, dark herbs and earth. Medium-full bodied, aromas of dark cherry, plum and black raspberry, unfolding violet, thyme, sage, liquorice, nutmeg and cinnamon, and earthy aromas round up a savoury closing. The wine is concentrated with great acid balance, bringing liveliness; silky, fine-grained tannins adorn the structure with a long, balanced finish."
5 Stars & 95/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, August 2024 (2021 Vintage)
"Gorgeously fruited with spicy/savoury nuances, the enticing bouquet shows dark berry, game, toasted nut and warm mushroom aromas, leading to a concentrated palate that's succulent and plush. Wonderfully structured by fleshy texture and finely melded tannins, finishing impressively long and expansive. Certified organic. At its best: now to 2031."
Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, September 2024 (2021 Vintage)
"Complex, savoury, varietal and captivating bouquet. Aromas and flavours of red and black cherry, baking spices and mild toasty barrel complexities. Dry, savoury, toasty, complex and tasty with flavours of red berry fruits and dried herb, layers of barrel spice and lees complexities. A well made wine with a youthful taut core with cellar time still available with best drinking from 2026 through 2033."
