Hunter's Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023

Description

Cherry, Oak, Spice

"Sweet fruited with attractive complexity, the wine shows ripe cherry, dried mushroom, warm spice and toasted nut characters. The palate displays succulent fruit flavours with supple texture and finely infused tannins, finishing long and silky. At it best: now to 2029" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Oct 2024

"The 2023 Pinot Noir is a little reductive upon opening with red cherry and pomegrante, raspberry seed and caper brine. The wine has an atttractive Earl Grey tea/graphite character that I find very attractive. In the mouth, there is a swathe of savoury exotic spices and soft plump fruit along with a shaping of ductile tannins that feel woven into the fabric of the fruit. This is a lovely wine here" Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate, Feb 2025

The wine is soft and generous that flows seemingly onto the palate with plum and red fruit characters. Vanilla spice and cherry fruit characters fills the mid palate for a beautiful finish. Smooth tannins complement the dry spice on the palate that accentuate the rich and supple finish. This Pinot Noir is an excellent example of a well-balanced and fruit forward Marlborough Pinot Noir. Drink now and up to 5 years+.

At the start of the growing season conditions was damp and humid with budburst slightly earlier than average. Some rain during the growing season provided plenty of nutrient but didn’t impact any fruit set. Mild summer conditions help with even ripening of the grapes which allowed perfect conditions for the fruit to be picked at optimum ripeness. Overall we received average yields with optimum quality fruit.

Grapes for this wine were grown on distinguished vineyards in the Southern Valleys sub region of Marlborough. This area is famed for producing rich and structured wines. The fruit was hand harvested and fermented for two weeks before gentle pressing. The resulting wine was aged for 12 months in French oak barrels prior to bottling.