Struckman Pinot Noir Central Otago, 2019

Pinot Noir has youthful fruits with a hint of strawberry, fresh straw and vanilla oak which all lead to a smooth palate with an herbal edge. Daniel sources grapes from Central Otago – the world’s most southern wine-growing region renowned for the quality of its Pinot Noir. The dry-farmed vineyard (relying primarily on rainfall for water) was planted 20 years ago with a mix of Pinot Noir clones 777 and 115. Grapes were harvested by hand on April 11, were de-stemmed and underwent a cold soak for eight days. The juice was then fermented with hand plunging of the skins four times a day, and the wine matured for 18 months in older French oak hogsheads. A flavoursome wine that holds its own when compared with Burgundy’s Aloxe-Corton and Nuits-Saint-Georges crus.