Martinborough Vineyard Te Tera Martinborough Pinot Noir 2023

Description

Blackberry, Herbal, Oak

"This is immediately appealing on the nose with sweet cherry, thyme, subtle spice and roasted nut aromas. The palate delivers excellent weight and plump mouthfeel, beautifully structured by fine-grained tannins. Balanced and flavoursome with a lengthy smooth finish. At its best: now to 2033" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Jul 2024

Juicy dark cherries, thyme notes jostle with a hints of spice on the nose. Soft juicy red fruit characters on the palate introduce the wine with spicy notes in the background. Soft rounded tannins with ripe fruit and a velvety texture make for a succulent finish.

Te Tera Pinot Noir comes from our younger vineyards (vine age ranges from 9-24 years old) within the Martinborough appellation. These vineyards sit on a mix of alluvial and clay soils. Our younger vineyards tend to produce Pinot Noir that features spicy notes on the nose paired with soft fruit flavours and a smooth finish on the palate.

The grapes are 100% destemmed and fermented in open top tanks for around three weeks with entirely with natural yeast. The ferments are hand-plunged up to two times a day before being gently pressed to barrel for a further ten months ageing on lees. All tight grain French oak barriques of which around 15% are new.