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Buy OnlineOrganic Vineyard of the Year – NZ Organic Wine Awards 2021
Winery notes (2022 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 & 19/20 (95) Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews, January 2025 (2022 Vintage)
"Moderately deep, even colour throughout. The nose is elegant and alluring, with aromas of black cherry, blackberry, forest floor, dried herbs and subtle spice. Medium-bodied, aromas of black cherry and blackberry interweave raspberry, dried thyme, mushroom, forest floor and cinnamon. The wine has deep flavours and concentration, reflecting dark fruit and herbs along with savoury details. Dusty tannins layered and lightly coated the palate, carried by enlivening acidity to a long, savoury closing. This seductive Pinot Noir has a savoury edge on the ripe fruit, concentrated and well-balanced, fresh acidity and a delicate tannin frame. Match with duck and lamb rack over the next 8+ years. Handpicked, fermented in small batches, and then aged in French oak for 11 months. 13% alc. Organic certified."
5 Stars & 94/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, January 2025 (2022 Vintage)
"Beautifully fruited and seductively expressed, the wine shows Black Doris plum, wild strawberry, thyme, game, and toasted almond characters. The palate delivers finely textured mouthfeel, combined with layers of polished tannins, finishing persistent and refined. Wonderfully harmonious and soothing with enticing complexity. Certified organic. At its best: now to 2032."
Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, January 2025 (2022 Vintage)
"A lovely colour, bouquet and palate with core flavours of dark plum and cherry spice, aromas and flavours of French oak flow through the wine with a nutty, flinty quality. A reductive youthful layer adds complexity and a sense of minerality. Firm tannins and the acid line confirm that this wine is well made, youthful and taut, it also requires some cellar time to settle and begin to develop. Best drinking from late 2026 through 2034+."
