Gourmet Traveller Wine NZ Winemaker of the Year 2022
Nicholas Brown Black Estate
NZ Organic Wine Awrds Winery of the Year 2017
100% De-stemmed, not crushed, 70% Whole berries. Pressed after 28 days on skins and drained to tight grained French 500 and 228 Litre barrels 3 to 10 years old. Malo-lactic fermentation was completed in spring. 12 months barrel maturation, then racked to stainless steel tank where the wine settled for 2 months. Bottled without fining or filtration. Sulphites added.
Deep Ruby hue. Fragrant aromas of wild raspberry, dark plum, sandalwood, vanilla and sea spray. Flavours of silken and bright wild forest fruits and graphite. Supple and elastic mid-palate tannins that are contained with bright and pure minerality. Typical white rock tension creates a long and vibrant finish. This is an unfined and unfiltered wine with small amounts of sediment. Please allow the bottle to stand and settle before pouring. Decanting will allow maximum expression of aroma and purity of fruit to emerge. Drink now to 2029