Nelson lends itself to sophisticated, savoury Pinot Noir.
Pinot for cool nights and roaring fires, leather couches and interesting conversation.

This is a gentle and graceful Pinot.

Vanilla, violets and pink peppercorns are woven together with notes of pomegranate, blueberries and soft acidity. Fine, cocoa-like tannins tie this wine together with elegance and purity.

There are seductive, brooding, earthy, visceral nuances throughout this Moutere Pinot. It’s Autumnal and crunchy which keeps it refreshing and restrained.

Site: Home Block - Upper Moutere, Nelson

Aspect: 60m Elveation, North Facing

Soil Type: Moutere Clay Gravels

Soil Composition: Clay Loam, with small pebbles in upper horizon.

Vineyard Established: 1978

Farming: Dry Farmed, Organic (Biogro: #5438)

Variety: 100% Pinot Noir

Clonal Selection: 777, 5, 667

Hand Harvested: 100%

Seasonal Detail: A wet start to the season followed by a dry, albeit warm spring and summer. February rains provided a challenge close to harvest, but a dry picking window allowed for disease pressures to be managed.
A season producing wines of elegance, rather svelte in stature, and approachable.

Harvest: 18th - 27th March 2022

Processing: Fruit chilled, sorted and destemmed.

Fermentation: 100% Wild Yeast

Fermentation Vessel: 100% open top fermentation – peak temperature of 32 C

Cap Management: Hand plunge (pigeage) 2 times daily

Oak Management: 100% French Oak - 20% new

Maturation: 10 months in oak then racked and blended.

Malolactic: 100% natural spring malo

Fining: None Filtration: None Vegan: Yes

Bottling Analysis: 13.5% Alc, 3.77 pH, 5.3 g/L TA, Dry

Full Bottle Weight: 1,165 g