Stoneleigh Latitude Marlborough Pinot Noir 2024

Description

Boysenberry, Chocolate, Oak

This Pinot Noir presents smokey and spicy oak with black cherries and boysenberry notes on the nose that lead into Black Doris plum, dark chocolate and berry fruit on the palate. The palate is rich and fleshy with soft supple tannins. This is a finely structured and textural wine.

Stoneleigh Vineyard is situated in the heart of the Rapaura area on the northern side of the Wairau valley in Marlborough, New Zealand. Within 2km of the Wairau River and the Richmond Ranges, our home lies within an area known locally as the ‘Golden Mile’ of vineyards. As evidence of an ancient riverbed, Stoneleigh takes its name from the stones that cover our vineyard – land that’s now home to some of the oldest grafted Sauvignon Blanc blocks in Marlborough. The stones store and reflect the sun’s heat up into the vines, enhancing the ripening process and contributing to the unique taste of Stoneleigh wines.

Made from grapes sourced from the ‘Golden Mile’, a strip of land covered with ancient sunstones and highly regarded for its outstanding grape-growing conditions. The resulting wines are aromatically lifted and riper in spectrum, a result of higher concentration of the stones inthe area and the effect these have on the vines.

Food Pairing: This wine would be best enjoyed with rich gamey flavours and succulent red meats such as duck confit or wild venison with warm goat’s cheese and roasted hazelnuts.