- 100% Pinot Noir
- Block 5 is located on a gentle north facing slope in the Elms vineyard, which was planted in 1993
- Varying soil types heading up the slope with heavy loess and silt at the bottom, followed by clay lakebed deposits, and angular schist gravels
- The nature of being a gravity flow winery allows grapes to be gently destemmed without pumping
- Long pre-fermentation soak of 9 days prior to fermentation
- 20% whole cluster
- Native yeast fermentation
- Punched down by hand up to 2 times per day with a total time on skins of 23 days
- Aged for 16 months in French oak (30% new) with 2 rackings
- No fining or filtering
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Central Otago
Variety:
Pinot Noir
Color:
Red
Sizes Available
Full Bottle | NZ-FRW-22-21 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
97
Date
2022-11-02
Vinous Media
Score
97
Date
2023-04-27
Decanter
Score
97
Date
2023-01-05
Jancis Robinson
Score
17.5
Date
2022-12-23