Winemaker Notes
Immediately on the nose and through to the palate this wine wraps you up in soft leather, sinking further into the well-worn couch with each sip. Fine and dusty tannins reminiscent of the darkest chocolates are woven together with notes of warm summer berries. The wine has refreshing acidity underpinned with truly masterful oak management creating a Pinot of sophisticated allure.
A Pinot of this subtlety and suppleness is begging to be served next to the finest cut with a rich jus or a morish bowl of mushroom risotto laden with parmesan and thyme.
Vegan-Friendly
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A perfumed nose of red cherries, baked strawberries, rose and bark. Medium-bodied with silky tannins. On the palate it is pretty and fresh, with delicacy and nuance. Floral character to the red berry notes. Lovely. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
Rolling hills evolve from a scenic coastline to form an ideal setting for Sauvignon Blanc vineyards. Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay rank in after New Zealand’s prized varietal as most widely planted in Nelson. The region is slightly cooler and has more precipitation on average compared to Marlborough.