Palliser Estate 'Hua Nui' Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2020

A concentrated and silky Pinot Noir made with minimal intervention to ensure it is a true representation of site, soul and Season. With so much fruit intensity, it’s inviting right from day one but patience will be rewarded in spades — 10 - 15 years from vintage in cool, dark cellar conditions. The classic matches apply, from Wagyu beef and hard cheeses to Peking duck and roast pork.

The blend comprised 40% Clone 115 and 20% each of 667, 10/5 and Abel and 10% whole cluster. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered.

100% of the fruit from our organic vineyard, Hua Nui. The fruit is handpicked followed by a period of cold soak, wild fermentation and gentle pumpovers and plunging.

The wine is pressed to French oak barrels for a period of 10 months during which time it undergoes malolactic fermentation to soften the wine and add complexity.