Gibbston Valley China Terrace Single Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022

Description

Cherry, Oak, Spice

The China Terrace Pinot Noir comes from a high-altitude Bendigo site that balances daytime warmth with nocturnal cool. This and the fine sand, loess and schist based soil, gives clean, pristine fruit of great quality. The resulting wine tends to have a red fruited nature, complex and sweet fruited, with a savoury tannin profile.

Drawing from Gibbston Valley's most intriguing vineyards, the Single Vineyard range gives full voice to site. The Bendigo subregion of Central Otago has a diverse array of vineyards nestled in the foothills of the Dunstan Range. Glacially-carved land has created spectacular slopes from which our best single vineyard wines are drawn. The China Terrace Vineyard is located in the Bendigo subregion of Central Otago. Gently sloped and north facing, it has 4 clones of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay planted over some 7 hectares. Being over 320m, it retains a coolness relative to Bendigo’s natural warmth. This, and the complex accumulation of loess, clay and schist in its soil, gives wines of fresh, bright complexity. Range of whole clusters in ferments (0-100%), 40% overall. 10 months in French oak, 20% new. Spicy red fruits with a full structure and savoury charm.