Tohu Whenua Awa Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2020

• intense ripe dark fruit aromas underlined with bright florals and harmonious spicy oak notes • flavours of red and dark fruits balanced with soft, silky tannins • long, lingering and mouth-filling finish

Awatere Valley Marlborough, New Zealand. Blocks: Araroa, Moana, Rotokaro, Taumauri & Tohu. Planted 2002. 19.22 ha. Loam soils varying from shallow to deep silt and fine sand.

• hand-harvested grapes gently destemmed then chilled for seven days in open top vessels • warmed for a fast ferment; the wine was pressed directly into dedicated Pinot Noir French oak barriques for the winter • malolactic fermentation once the temperatures started to warm again in spring • rigorous blending and barrel section, with the final blend left to settle for a few more months before being bottled without the need for fining or filtration

Post ferment the wine was pressed directly to French oak barriques for maturation of 11 months.

Pair with lamb, venison and duck. Firm cheeses and wild berry paste.