Martinborough Vineyard

AWARDS

94pts/5stars Sam Kim Wine Orbit

THE SEASON

Wet, overcast weather pervaded much of the growing season. While we didn’t receive the worst of the weather like other areas of the North Island of New Zealand, we were still peppered with rain throughout the season. Lots of hard work in the vineyard tending to excessive canopy growth was needed to see us through a challenging season. It’s the difficult vintages that reveal great winemaking teams and our Pinot Noir is balanced & elegant with lovely perfumed red fruit characters.

VINEYARD BLOCKS

Te Tera Pinot Noir comes from our younger vineyards (vine age ranges from 9-24 years old) within the Martinborough appellation. These vineyards sit on a mix of alluvial and clay soils. Our younger vineyards tend to produce Pinot Noir that features spicy notes on the nose paired with soft fruit flavours and a smooth finish on the palate.

WINEMAKING

The grapes are 100% destemmed and fermented in open top tanks for around three weeks with entirely with natural yeast. The ferments are hand-plunged up to two times a day before being gently pressed to barrel for a further ten months ageing on lees. All tight grain French oak barriques of which around 15% are new.

TASTING NOTES

Juicy dark cherries,thyme notes jostle with a hints of spice on the nose. Soft juicy red fruit characters on the palate introduce the wine with spicy notes in the background. Soft rounded tannins with ripe fruit and a velvety texture make for a succulent finish