Pioneer Series Pinot Noir

Review:

Charming and immediately appealing, the wine shows sweet cherry, warm spice, almond and rich floral aromas on the nose. The palate delivers ripe berry flavours with plump mouthfeel, well supported by silky texture and elegant tannins, finishing lingering and delectable. At its best: now to 2028. 93/100 Wine Orbit – Sept 2023

Tasting Notes:
It’s fabulously fruited and lifted on the nose, showing dark cherry, doris plum, floral, thyme, savoury spice and subtle earth characters. The palate delivers lovely weight and fruit intensity together with silky texture and fine tannins, making it charming and highly enjoyable.

Vineyards: Shaky Bridge, Airport, Terrace

Sourcing fruit from 3 distinct blocks, varying in age from 20+ years, Shaky Bridge Wines owns one of the oldest Pinot Noir vineyards
in Central Otago. The various locations, soil types and clones used within each block provides our winemaker, Dave Grant, with a
virtual painters pallet of flavors to create multi-dimensional wines of exceptional quality, depth and satisfaction.

Winemaking Notes:
We destemmed and lightly crushed high quality Pinot Noir grapes from 3 different source blocks into stainless steel tanks for a cold soak period of several days. Primary fermentation took place at 30 C + temperatures, and were ‘pumped over’ or hand plunged gently several times a day to achieve optimal color and flavor extraction. Malolactic took place in a mixture of old and newer French Oak barrels, with a maturation period of 12 months in barrel. We lightly filtered the wine before bottling.

Wine Analysis
Alcohol 13.5%, TA 5.8g/l

Dave Grant – Proprietor / Winemaker

Mike Kush – General Manager / Winemaker