Terroir Project Pinot Noir 2022

The 2022 Terroir Project Marlborough Pinot Noir offers incredible value, delivering on quality, taste, and price. Sourced from the prestigious Calrossie Vineyard in the Lower Awatere Valley, this Pinot Noir is packed with red fruit aromas, a juicy yet savory palate, and complex tertiary notes that have developed through extended barrel and bottle aging.

Key Features and Benefits

• Single Vineyard Expression: Sourced from Calrossie Vineyard, this wine reflects the unique terroir of the Lower Awatere Valley.
• Extended Aging: Aged in French oak barriques for four years, allowing complex flavors to develop.
• Minimal Intervention: Hand-harvested, destemmed, with no filtration or fining (vegan-friendly), and minimal sulphites added.

Tasting Notes

• Aroma: Vibrant red fruit aromas with subtle earthy and savory undertones.
• Palate: Juicy yet savory, with ripe red fruit flavors balanced by complexity from extended aging.
• Finish: Long and elegant, with lingering tertiary notes.

Technical Details

• Variety: Pinot Noir
• Vintage: 2022
• Vineyard: Calrossie Vineyard
• Subregion: Lower Awatere Valley
• Region: Marlborough, New Zealand
• Terroir: Quartz, flint, and sandy loam over clay
• Vine Age: 13 years
• Vinification: Hand-harvested, destemmed, three-week maceration in tank, aged four years in French oak barriques
• Fining: None (vegan-friendly)
• Alcohol: 13.5% alc/vol

Food Pairing Suggestions

This Pinot Noir pairs beautifully with roasted game, mushroom risotto, or slow-cooked beef, enhancing the wine's savory and fruit-forward characteristics.

Producer Information

Terroir Project focuses on crafting single-vineyard wines that showcase the unique characteristics of their sites in New Zealand and Australia, with a commitment to minimal intervention and expressing the true essence of each vineyard.

• Pricing For 1-12 bottles, shipping is $6.99 for Auckland, $8.99 for the North Island and $11.99 for the South Island. For 13 or more bottles, shipping is $11.99 for Auckland, $14.99 for the North Island and $17.99 for the South Island.
  
• Timing We estimate delivery to be up to 3-4 working days for urban NZ addresses, and up to 5 working days for rural delivery.
  
• Click and Collect is available from our Albany warehouse shop. See more information here
  
• We do not ship outside of New Zealand.
  
• We are unable to deliver to PO Boxes.

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