An elegant yet energetic Pinot Noir
Built around a core of bright red and black fruit, overlaid with beautiful florals
Delicious with pork tenderloin, grilled salmon, mushroom risotto or roast duck with cherry sauce
Church Road McDonald Series Central Otago Pinot Noir 2023
Description
- French oak
- Red & black fruit
- Florals & spice
- Gentle finish
Beautifully fragrant, this wine is built around a core of bright red and black fruit, overlaid with beautiful floral, spice and fresh thyme notes, with subtle oak in support. On the palate the wine is lithe, fresh and juicy with a gentle finish. An elegant yet energetic Pinot Noir.
The pursuit of a great Pinot Noir to add to the Church Road stables has taken us outside of our Hawke’s Bay home to the beautiful region of Central Otago. Here, a combination of exceptional soils, cool nights, warm days and low rainfall make for one of the greatest Pinot Noir regions in the world.
Warmer and drier than average, 2021 was an exceptional vintage for Central Otago, producing wines with textural ripeness while retaining very good fragrance and structure. The 2021 McDonald Series was sourced from three vineyards in Bannockburn (68%), Gibbston Valley (30%) and Lowburn (2%) The vines were all pruned to two cane VSP and the crop load was typically light, with small berried, compact bunches. The fruit was hand harvested and transported overnight to our winery in Hawke’s Bay.
18% fermented separately as whole bunches, this was lightly foot stomped to liberate some juice to allow a wild fermentation to ensue. The balance was destemmed and wild fermented. The whole bunch component brings a floral and spice component to the berry fruit / cherry notes of the destemmed fruit, along with a more linear palate profile, bringing length and definition. After a short post ferment maceration, the fruit was drained and pressed and filled to French oak (22% new) for malolactic fermentation and 12 months maturation on lees. The wine was bottled unfined and only coarsely filtered.
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