Awatere River Pinot Noir 2020

This wine is 100% sustainably produced and vegan friendly. This Pinot Noir is made from a number of small-batch ferments matured in French barriques.

A complex nose of plum, cherry and earthy aromas with notes of warm spice and toasty oak is complemented by a soft and silky palate with fine dry tannins.

Vineyard & Winemaking

Alluvial soils over gravel. Watershed block, Waihopai, Marlborough.

The grapes were picked in excellent condition and fully mature. Individual parts of the vineyard were vinified separately, and all lots were fermented in small fermenters with regular hand plunging of the cap for gentle extraction. The wines were allowed some extended maceration post-ferment before being pressed off and racked to oak barriques. The batches matured in oak for 11 months before being racked out and blended ready for bottling.