A beautifully balanced Pinot Noir from the sun-kissed vineyards of Nelson, New Zealand.
Heaphy Pinot Noir offers a gentle perfume with a vibrant, fruit-forward profile, reflecting Nelson's breezy and warm terroir. The wine is well-balanced, with gentle elegant tannins, plenty of energy, fruit, and juiciness.
This Pinot Noir is sourced from three vineyards in Tasman, Upper Moutere, and Ruby Bay.
The grapes are mostly handpicked and destemmed before undergoing a gentle extraction process in open fermenters using délestage for about three weeks. After pressing, a portion of the wine is aged in barrels and puncheons for 10 months. Malolactic fermentation occurs naturally in spring, and the wine is then filtered and bottled once ready.
This wine pairs well with mushroom risotto, barbecued meats, or stuffed roasted butternut squash.
