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Martinborough Vineyards Te Tera Martinborough Pinot Noir 2022
Martinborough is famed for top-quality pinot noir from small, boutique wineries. It is the silky texture, plummy fruit and well integrated but very present acidity which sets the wines from this region apart from pinot in other parts of New Zealand and this is a prime example of that.The nose shows black cherry, plum and charred wood with a delicate hint of smouldering embers. The palate is bright but brooding, with bramble fruit, redcurrant, sour cherry and a twist of cracked black pepper. This is a really well-managed and balanced pinot noir which is sure to please fans of light reds from both the old and new world.
Price:
£17.00
Bottle
Price:
£102.00
Case of 6
In Stock
Code: NZ14691
Wine characteristics
- Red Wine
- Medium-bodied
- Pinot Noir
- 75cl
- Now to 2027
- 13.5% Alcohol
- oak used but not v. noticeable
- Screwcap
Martinborough Vineyard
Martinborough Vineyard is one of the original pioneers in Martinborough located in the south east of New Zealand’s North Island. The first vineyards were established here as early as 1980.
The winegrowing area of Martinborough is known for its free-draining soils and favourable climate, particularly its long dry summers and warm autumns. The pinot noir grape excels here in very favourable conditions and chardonnay, pinot gris, riesling and sauvignon blanc are also planted with success.
Under the early direction of respected Aussie winemaker Larry McKenna, whose adopted country saw him become a leading pioneer for New Zealand’s pinot noir industry, Martinborough Vineyard gradually built up its formidable name. Success here with pinot noir undoubtedly helped bring attention to the rest of the region’s up-and-coming wineries. When McKenna left in 1999 to set up on his own the chief winemaking mantle was then taken over by Claire Mulholland and more recently by Paul Mason.
Respect for the environment is paramount here and with the philosophy of ‘handcrafted excellence’ very much to the fore. The desire here is to remain small, consistent and quality-driven. The 60 hectares of well-established vineyards are run on sustainable lines under the watchful eye of head viticulturalist Peter Wilkins, helping to ensure naturally healthy, ripe fruit year on year. The Te Tera Pinot Noir which The Society has been following for several years is hand-harvested from some of New Zealand’s...