Scout Central Otago Pinot Noir 2023 (6 Bottles) Waipara, New Zealand

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Scout Central Otago Pinot Noir 2023 (6 Bottles) Waipara, New Zealand

Name: Scout Central Otago Pinot Noir 2023 (6 Bottles) Waipara, New Zealand
SKU: 9db46000f5a5-2
Availability: InStock

by Fine Wine Cellars

$232.00

AUSTRALIA WIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED

As with the previous two releases, this is a single-vineyard wine from one of the region’s most famed Pinot-producing areas. The fruit is sourced from the Muirkirk vineyard on Felton Road in Central Otago’s famed Bannockburn subregion.

The organic-certified site features Clone 5 vines rooted in loam over layers of clay and gravelly schist about two metres down.

The fruit was picked by hand and fermented spontaneously with 30% bunches. The season was a touch warmer than previous years, so Sarah handled the ferments gently, with just two pumpovers and plunges over the entire process. The wine was pressed after four weeks and matured in French oak barriques for 11 months (15% new).

Sarah describes this wine as a “pure, unbridled expression of pristine Central Otago Pinot Noir”. We’ll second that.

SKU: 9db46000f5a5-2 Category: Pinot Noir

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About Scout Wines

Sarah Adamson, Winemaker at Scout Wines

Growing up in the Deep South of New Zealand, winemaking wasn’t even talked about when considering career options in my final years of school. Luckily, my parents had a great cellar and interest in wine which in turn sparked an enthusiasm

With a love for science and the outdoors I began to explore all options and found myself chatting to Invercargill’s only other Viticultural graduate. After a year of BSc and LLB, I left Canterbury University to pursue a career in winemaking. There was no turning back, and I have no regrets!

My favourite part of winemaking is blending. I love seeing all the parcels and batches come together to create what is going to be in the bottle.

Fine Wine Cellars

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