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

Juicy, delicious and deeply typical of our Home Block, the 2023 vintage hums with quiet confidence.

A visceral note runs through the wine, layered with warm smoke and manuka forest. Black plum, wild cherry and dried thyme emerge, wrapped in a lingering savoury perfume.

It’s dark, smouldering and long. A Pinot that feels subterranean—textural, mineral, and seductive in its restraint.

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, 115

Hand Harvested: 100%

Seasonal Detail: A dry start to the season followed by a wetter than normal November. A welcome change to early summer and autumn where we experienced drier and warmer months (December – April). Minor rain events ensured canopies stayed “refreshed” before a trouble-free harvest period. A generous season producing wines of volume and precision

Harvest: 24th - 29th March 2023

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