Description
Love, but not the loud kind. The home block at dawn from the smoko room; quiet awe, belonging. Loyal — not just leaky boat loyal, but quarter century loyal. Our people. Our place. Our Saving Grace.
Growing
This Pinot Noir was grown on the terraces at our Deans Vineyard in the shadow of the beautiful Three Deans range. The 2019 vintage provided a reasonable amount of angst and hair pulling due to ‘less than favourable conditions’ during flowering. However, the weather settled and the warm conditions that followed ripened the fruit beautifully.
Deans Vineyard, Waipara Valley, North Canterbury.
Winemaking
Hand harvested fruit, including 20% whole bunches was wild fermented and matured for 10 months in French Oak. It was then bottled, unfined and unfiltered. Our philosophy with Pinot Noir is to be hands–off, capturing the vivid aromatic profile this site provides, and showing the juicy vibrancy of this fruit.
Tasting
Aromas of berries and herbs, with hints of earthiness and spice lead the way to juicy, dark red fruits tempered by a fine tannin profile. Primal and succulent, this Pinot Noir is a real surprise for your senses.
Our Saving Grace
Don’t be mislead by the appearance of this wine—the colour belies the depth of flavour and layers of texture and intensity. It fooled us for a long time, we didn’t think it was going to make it, but then at the last turn, there it was revealing all its beauty.
