Tasting Notes
The Craggy Range Martinborough Pinot Noir 2019 is a firm and distinctive wine. With a muscular tannic backbone that adds some appealing tension to the dark spiced plum and tobacco notes. An edge of acidity keeps the flavours energetic and lively.
Craggy Range Martinborough Pinot Noir is a quintessentially elegant New Zealand wine that encapsulates the distinctive characteristics of the Martinborough region. With a lush, deep ruby color, this Pinot Noir offers a captivating aroma of black cherry, plum, and hints of spice. On the palate, it reveals a beautiful balance of red berry flavors, supported by subtle oak undertones. The wine impresses with its delicate structure, displaying silky tannins and a lengthy, refined finish. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, Craggy Range Martinborough Pinot Noir showcases the unique terroir of its origin, resulting in a wine that is both enchanting and expressive.
Region
The Pinot Noir fruit comes from the Wairarapa subregion of Martinborough, in the southeastern corner of the North Island. The soils contains layers of ancient weathered volcanic ash, which has reacted with the rocks and hastened their decomposition to a point where they can be easily broken. This soil produces exceptional Pinot Noir, which stylistically shows incredible complexity, a reserved intellectual feel, and great length. The vines are VSP trained to allow appropriate airflow and capture sunlight. Following the practises used by viticulturist François Dal, pruning techniques are being evolved to improve sap flow and reduce trunk disease. Working towards a more organic approach, herbicides are being minimised, cover crops are being introduced, and the vineyard team is moving towards a more organic-based spray programme. The grapes are hand-harvested.
This fruit was carefully sorted before being 100% destemmed. Fermentation took place with selected and indigenous yeasts in open-topped stainless-steel tanks and French oak vats. The wine was aged in French oak barriques for eight months, 21% of which were new.
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