"Even, dark ruby-red colour with slight garnet hues, a little lighter on the rim. The nose is elegantly concentrated with a firm heart of dark-red cherry fruit entwined with subtle notes of dark and dried herbs, unveiling red florals, earth and nutty oak. The oak is aromatic adding to the lift. Medium-full bodied the palate has sweetly luscious and bright dark-red cherry and berry fruit along with fragrant red florals, dark and fresh herbs. The fruit is complexed by subtle earthy detail and nutty oak, and supported by fine, grainy tannin extraction and structure. The acidity is poised and adds tension and energy, and the wine flows to an elegant, but firm and lingering finish of cherries, herbs and nutty oak. This is a sweet-fruited red cherry and berry flavoured Pinot Noir with complexing herb, earthy and nutty detail, on a grainy-textured, lively palate. Match with pork, lamb, beef and venison over the next 6-7+ years. Hand-picked fruit, clones 115, 777 and Abel, fermented with 5% whole bunches to 13.5% alc., the wine aged 10 months in 29% new French oak" Raymond Chan, Aug 2017

"Complex and sturdy, it’s filled with dark fruit, tamarillo, dried herb and almond characters with a sustained silky finish." Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2017

"Pure red and black currants on the nose with chocolate hints. Clean,pure raspberry with some violet notes" International Wine Challenge 2018

"Soft red fruits nose with earthy character. A melange of cherry, blackberry and oak on the palate and a spicy finish" Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2017

"Perfumed and bold, an almost exotic liquorice edge creeping in. Very lovely bright raspberry, red cherry and dark plum aromas with a little dried thyme too. A juicy, densely fruited palate with a layer of finely grained tannin in support. Good length." Winestate Magazine, May/June 2018

Wooing Tree is a family owned single vineyard, situated next to the town of Cromwell in the heart of Central Otago, nestled into a stunning glacial mountain valley, perfect for ripening pinot noir! This region is NZ’s coolest wine region, and the world’s most southerly wine region. The centre of the region is on the 45th parallel, which is the same as Bordeaux, but the climate is similar to Burgundy. 

Ripe hand picked fruit, gentle winemaking and maturation in French oak have resulted in a complex and powerful wine, with aromas of ripe cherries, plums and a hint of spicy complexity. On the palate this wine has supple, soft and textural tannins with good weight and persistence. Excellent value, drinking fantastically well now and will develop and cellar for several years.