Tohu Whenua Awa Single Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020

Tohu Whenua Awa Single Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020Oaked Dark fruits Floral notes Elegant structure "Wonderfully styled and expressed with dark cherry, dried herb, toasted spice, roasted nut and dried mushroom nuances, it's superbly weighted and finely flowing in the mouth with plush texture and polished tannins. Splendidly composed and harmonious, offering terrific drinking. At its best: now to 2032" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Dec 2023 Dark fruit aromas underlined with notes of forest floor and harmonious

• Oaked
• Dark fruits
• Floral notes
• Elegant structure

"Wonderfully styled and expressed with dark cherry, dried herb, toasted spice, roasted nut and dried mushroom nuances, it's superbly weighted and finely flowing in the mouth with plush texture and polished tannins. Splendidly composed and harmonious, offering terrific drinking. At its best: now to 2032" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Dec 2023

Dark fruit aromas underlined with notes of forest floor and harmonious spicy oak notes. Complex and elegantly structured wine balanced with soft, silky tannins. Long, lingering and mouth-filling finish.

Awatere Valley Marlborough, New Zealand. Blocks: farmed Araroa, Planted 2002. 5.1 ha. Loam soils varying from shallow to deep silt and fine sand.

2019/2020 was an excellent growing season with dry conditions throughout summer and a settled harvest period. Grapes were picked at optimal ripeness, resulting in a wine with outstanding aromatics, palate weight and texture.

Hand-harvested grapes gently destemmed then chilled for seven days in open top vessels. Warmed for a fast ferment with natural yeasts; post ferment the wine was pressed directly into dedicated Pinot Noir French oak barriques for the winter. Underwent natural malolactic fermentation once the temperatures started to warm again in spring. Rigorous blending and barrel selection, with the final blend left to settle for a few more months before being bottled without the need for fining or filtration.