Eight Ranges Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021

Description

Cherry, Oak, Spice

"It's fabulously perfumed and enticing on the nose, showing dark berry, smoked game, dried mushroom and hazelnut aromas, leading to a concentrated palate that's opulent and beautifully flowing. Splendidly framed by finely infused tannins, finishing wonderfully long and velvety. At its best: now to 2033" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"Youthful, vibrant, a bouquet of pinoisty and some power, fragrances of dark cherry and wild spices, plums and baking spices from barrel and soil all form the foundation of this example. Dry, firm, youthful and textured on the palate with firm tannins and plenty of acidity. Fruit flavours of dark cherries, plums and savoury spice remain quite abundant. Moderate length, lots of texture, well made and still needing time to develop and integrate. Best drinking window seems to be from early 2025 through 2035" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier

This beautifully crafted, Single Vineyard Pinot Noir comes from our 3 hectare Tussock Ridge Vineyard. Situated on the edge of a high terrace in the middle of the Alexandra Basin, amidst spectacular mountains in the Central Otago region of New Zealand. The vineyard overlooks the Clutha River between Alexandra and Clyde and is located just above the Central Otago Rail Trail.

A cool summer resulted in small berries with great concentration and tannin structure. Unlike other parts of the country, early to mid summer were cool and wet, but overall the fruit was in excellent condition with yields about average.

All the fruit was hand harvested before being 100% destemmed before a long, slow maceration. The fruit was fermented slowly then gently pressed before spending 10months in French oak barriques. The wine is a selection of our best barrels of the season before bottling. The wine is filtered and un-fined.