Wairau River Reserve Pinot Noir

Wairau River Reserve Pinot NoirThis wine provides dark fruits entwined with savoury richness and toasty notes. The complexity of the nose continues through the palate revealing a generous, medium bodied weight, packed with black cherry fruit and mocha nuances delivered with a refined texture and a persistent finish. This fantastic Pinot Noir is made from hand harvested selected grapes from the Home Block single vineyard. Open top fermentations in top French oak cuves is followed by

The Alice (locally pronounced AL-EACH-AY) is beautifully perfumed on the nose with zesty lemon

Taking a low-manipulation based philosophy they use single-village cuvées

with regular stirring to enhance mid-palate richness

producing some of California's most celebrated and enduring wines

plum and mulberry

The palate demonstrates plums

lime and pink grapefruit characters along with green apple and a dash of fresh herbs

this has intoxicating aromas of wild strawberry and redcurrant with delicate floral notes

the way forward was clear

ripe blackberries and Christmas pudding-like spice flow out of the glass alongside more subtle tones of spicy pepper

There are lingering nuances of dried herbs and smoke

Durello's naturally high acidity and cool