Palliser Estate Pinot Noir 2022
New Zealand, Martinborough
Description
A savoury, structured and beautifully layered Pinot Noir
Awards
90 pts The Wine Advocate Points
93 pts The Real Review
95 pts Wine Orbit
92 pts James Suckling
Alcohol
13.5%
Analytical data
dry
Product Range: Estate
The Estate range of wines are our flagship tier and they include a Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon blanc, Pinot gris, Riesling and Methodé Traditionnelle (Pinot noir and Chardonnay blend). In 2014 we also released our first Rosé under this Range. Limited amounts are made under this label each year.
Vineyard
An elegant and complex style of Pinot, showing off our Palliser terroir.
Winemaker
Guy McMster
Viticulture
100% of the fruit for this wine comes from organic vineyards; Hua Nui, Winery and Pencarrow. All handpicked with 5% whole cluster.
Vinification
A period of cold soak followed by wild fermentations and gentle pumpovers and plunging.
Maturation
The wine is pressed to french oak barrels and left to mature for a period of 10 months during which time it undergoes malolactic fermentation to soften the wine and add complexity.