Windrush Organic Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020

Silky tannins held together with a toasty mocha finish… yum!

A single vineyard wine from Andahlane Vineyard on Conders Bend Road, where the soils are very stony at the north end, and very silty at the south end. The vines were planted in 2012, established organically by the Linklater family from day one. This wine is made from clone 777 and 828.

Bottled: 16th February 2021. Released: October 2021. Cellar: Drink now or enjoy up to 5 years.

A single vineyard wine from Andahlane Vineyard on Conders Bend Road, where the soils are very stony at the north end, and very silty at the south end. The vines were planted in 2012, established organically by the Linklater family from day one. This wine is made from clone 777 and 828.

Hand picked and destemmed at the winery into open top fermenters & cold soaked for 3 days with daily pump overs and gentle hand plunging. The Must underwent ferment with indigenous yeasts, and once complete, gently pressed off before going to barrel. Once in barrel malolactic fermentation was carried out and then left alone to develop complexity and tannin structure. About 20% new French oak, the balance a mixture of various aged seasoned barrels

Hand picked and destemmed at the winery into open top fermenters & cold soaked for 3 days with daily pump overs and gentle hand plunging. The Must underwent ferment with indigenous yeasts, and once complete, gently pressed off before going to barrel. Once in barrel malolactic fermentation was carried out and then left alone to develop complexity and tannin structure. About 20% new French oak, the balance a mixture of various aged seasoned barrels