Delta Marlborough Pinot Noir 2024

Description

Cherry, Oak, Spice

"Pristine and elegantly lifted on the nose with aromas of dark plum, blueberry, floral, and mixed spices. It's succulent and silky in the mouth, offering bright fruit flavours, a fine texture, and polished tannins, resulting in a harmonious, silky finish. At its best: now to 2028" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Apr 2026

"Varietal, fruity, lifted and floral with aromas and flavours of fresh Doris plum and raspberry, some cherry, rose and light clay soil echoes. A dry wine touches the palate with fine fruit tannins and medium+ acid line. Varietal fruit flavours are persistent as are the structural qualities leading to a balanced and even finish. best drinking from day of purchase through 2029" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier

Dark garnet. Toasty oak and ripe berry fruits, layered with a touch of vanilla and warm spice. Well-rounded with a silky tannic structure. Flavours of mixed red berries with hints of black olive lead into a toasted oak finish.

Selected from the Delta vineyard, located in Marlborough's Southern Valleys. The vineyard comprises of 27 hectares of Pinot Noir from selected Dijon clones planted in 2002. The vineyard's rich clay soil and elevation combined with Marlborough's warm days and cool nights, make this site ideal for producing top quality Pinot Noir. 
 
During a cool evening, selected Pinot Noir clones were harvested from the vineyard and transported to the winery where they were kept in a cold soak for four days to extract maximum colour, flavour and tannin form the grapes. Fermented at controlled warm temperatures with a carefully selected yeast strain. A portion of the blend was fermented in 225L open top barrels, with the remaining volume in new and seasoned French oak barriques. Fermented at warm temperatures between 28-32 degrees Celsius, the grapes were hand plunged up to eight times daily during the height of fermentation. After maturation in French oak, Heather then selected her preferred parcels for the final blend of the 2024 Delta Pinot Noir. 
 
Food Pairing: The 2024 Delta Pinot Noir is drinking beautifully from release and will continue to mature over the next four to five years.  With fresh and vibrant red berry notes on release, the flavours will evolve and ripen over time.  Excellently paired with spring lamb and roasted root vegetables.