Wild Earth Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022

Wild Earth Central Otago Pinot Noir 

Region: Central Otago, New Zealand

Vintage: 2022

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Pinot Noir

ABV: 14%

Deep garnet in colour, the wine opens with alluring aromas of cherry, blackcurrant, plum, cedar, sage, liquorice and wild thyme. The palate is focused and layered, combining vibrant red fruit with dried herbs and earthy complexity, all carried on a concentrated frame with impressive intensity and length. Silky, fine tannins and lifted aromatics bring finesse and balance to a wine of serious structure and poise

The grapes for this wine come from the 'Terraces' vineyard in Felton Road, Bannockburn. It is planted with predominantly Dijon clones (777,115 ,114 and 667). The combination of the clay, schist, silty loam soils and the alpine climate produce a wine that is one of a kind.

The fruit was hand-harvested from late March to late April. Multiple small ferments were completed with 0 – 40% whole bunches, resulting in a final blend with around 22% whole-bunch inclusion, contributing aromatic lift and fine tannin structure. Time on skins ranged from 18 to 28 days before the wine was pressed and transferred to fine-grain French oak barrels, 20% of which were new, for roughly 12 months of maturation

Wild Earth was founded in 1998 by Quintin Quider, an expatriate Californian who has spent many years living on New Zealand’s South Island. They own vineyards in one of Central Otago’s finest locations, overlooking the Kawarau River at the end of Felton Road in Bannockburn.