描述
20 years ago we named this special Pinot Noir “Crimson” in support of Project Crimson, the charitable trust working to replant and preserve native red-flowering põhutukawa and rātā trees throughout New Zealand.
Vineyard – 2023 was a very different year from the norm in Martinborough. Cooler, wetter conditions prevailed. This vintage is a blend of all our parcels, new plantings through to our 43-year-old vines. Careful handling of a tricky vintage has resulted in a very elegant, complete wine with a mix of youthful fruit expression and more complex savoury notes from older vines.
Harvest – Fruit was hand-harvested with the majority destemmed and a small parcel whole bunch fermented. Indigenous yeast ferment took place in stainless-steel tanks before the wine was racked off into French oak barrels for 12 months.