OTU Limited Release Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023

Description

Oak, Spice, Toast

"It's superbly ripe and enticing on the nose with Black Doris plum, violet, toasted spice and cedar characters, which lead to a concentrated palate that's fleshy and flavoursome. Wonderfully balanced by layers of fine-grained tannins, finishing impressively long and velvety. At its best: now to 2033" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2024

Fragrant red berry aromas and hints of spice, strawberry, raspberry. An opulent, full bodied Marlborough PinotNoir, harvested from a low yielding single vineyard. Fragrant red berry aromas and hints of spice extend to an opulent palate of ripecherry, chocolate and dark plum. Beautifully structured and rich concentration from French Oak maturation. Produced only in selected vintages.

A collection of OTU’s finest, available only in limited quantities, in selected vintages. Every so often our Chief Winemaker sees something standout; an outstanding vintage, an exceptional block of vines, expressive minerality, exquisite intensity of fruit – and chooses to capture its finesse. Small parcels, hand selected blocks, often hand harvested & always hand crafted.

Picked in the cool of the morning, left to hang late. in the harvest for extended ripening and optimal intensity. Perfect fruit, all carefully hand harvested.

Malolactic fermentation started in tank and finished in barrel. Oak regime consists of 12 months French Oak.