2021 James Halliday Wine Companion Awards

2018 Legacy Pinot Noir

$110.00

Our flagship Pinot Noir : An exceptional vintage in 2018, is a complex, refined and barrel fermented Pinot with notes of dark cherry, cherry stone, spice, fine, earthy tannins and savoury char.

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2018 Legacy Pinot Noir

A mild, dry season at 890m above sea level produced exceptional Pinot Noir fruit off the vineyard. Handpicked grapes were crushed to custom French oak Puncheons with large openings in the heads for earlier integration of oak characters and unique fermentation dynamics. Then a whole bunch, long, warm ferment emphasises the delicate cherry and cherry stone notes along with fine, earthy tannins. Hand plunged and aged for fifteen months in French Oak this is a handcrafted and stand-out Pinot Noir with fruit notes in balance with delicious savoury, integrated toasted oak. Can be cellared or enjoyed now.

Flavour Profile

Dark cherry, spice, fine earthy tannins

Pairs With

Lamb cutlets, duck, crispy skinned salmon

Viticulture

900m above sea level, basalt soils, MV6, 777, Abel clones

Alcohol

13.5% alc/vol, 8 standard drinks

Cellaring

8 to 10 years

Vine To Wine

Handpicked at dawn in March 2018 from Nashdale Lane Wines vineyard at 890 m above sea level in fine silt and rich basalt soil. Three clones of Pinot Noir (Abel, 777 and MV6) were crushed into two custom French oak Puncheons with large openings in the heads for earlier integration of oak characters and unique fermentation dynamics. Whole berries in the ferment lend to the wines’ delicate cherry and cherry stone profile while the additional heat of ferment brings savoury characters and richer tannic structure. The barrels were gently hand plunged. After pressing the wine was returned for maturation for fifteen months in the same barrels.

Pictured : nitrogen and organic matter rich clover and vetch grow in the Pinot Noir vines during spring.

Pairs With

A refined, complex Pinot Noir this wine will pair beautifully with meats such as lamb and pork but are equally well with richer meats such as duck and oily fish like grilled crispy skinned salmon.

Click the below for a few recipes that will compliment this wine perfectly.

Lamb Cutlets with herb hollandaise

Crispy skinned Salmon