TERRA SANCTA SHINGLE BEACH PINOT NOIR 2021

With an expressive potpourri of spices, herbs, lively florals and tobacco leaf on the nose, this is a savoury Pinot Noir with primary characters of spices, herbs, earth and mineral around a core of blue fruits. The tannins are finely detailed and are hallmark Shingle Beach. Layered and lively, it reflects low yields and tiny berries with good phenolic development in the skins. This is a single block Pinot Noir with real vibrancy and a lifted finish with lingering spice.

Shingle Beach is densely planted at more than three times the standard planting. Sitting atop the glacial Kawarau River at 220 meters above sea level, the fruit on Shingle Beach ripens early and this combined with the dense planting of the block results in fruit with balanced acidity and concentration, all at relatively low alcohol.

Made in large format French oak puncheon (23% new), use of oak is intended to complement the fruits’ minerality and unique texture derived from the combination of dense plantings, limestone soils and Bannockburn climate. Made with a wild ferment, spontaneous malolactic fermentation and no additions other than minimal sulphur prior to bottling at Terra Sancta.