2022, Neudorf 'Home Block' Moutere Pinot Noir
Halliday Wine Companion 95 (2024)
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At a glance
- Grape
- Pinot Noir 100%
- Region
- Nelson, New Zealand
- Alcohol
- 13.50%
- Body
- Medium
- Acidity
- Medium
- Tannins
- Medium
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Medium (5-10 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Poultry & Pork, Risotto, Cheese
Why this wine
The same original block planted to Pinot Noir. Nelson is warmer and more sheltered than Central Otago, giving a rounder, less austere style. Underrated because the region is small and quiet.
Our advantages:
Description
How it tastes
Vanilla, violets and pink peppercorn woven with pomegranate and blueberry over soft acidity — gentle and graceful rather than powerful. Wild-yeast fermented in open tops with twice-daily hand plunging.
The producer
Tim and Judy Finn bought this 5.43-hectare block in 1978 from descendants of the German settlers who arrived in 1842, and planted the original Pinot Noir that same year. Tim was a founding member of Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand; their daughter Rosie runs it now.
Food and drinking
Good with poultry & pork, risotto and cheese. Ready now, and will hold for a few years yet. Serve at Serve lightly chilled at 14–16°C for optimal expression and finesse.