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2018 Tiwha Pinot Noir
- Regular price
- $105.00
- Regular price
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- Sale price
- $105.00
The Tiwha is our flagship Pinot Noir, named after Rosie's late father. A consistently high performer that complements every occasion.
An extremely approachable wine from the outset showing a perfumed nose with crushed rose petal and lavender, Damson plums and bramble berry underpinned by delicate dried herbs and thyme, reflective of the Central Otago terroir. Dark red fruits and cranberry abound on the palate with elegant and delicately integrated tannins finely balanced by a minerality, typical of the Coal Pit vineyard. Showing good palate tension and linear length.
In 2020 this wine awarded the trophy for the best red wine in New Zealand by the International Wine Challenge.
Rosie matches this wine with a pancetta wrapped venison medallions, with Port and figs.
Exclusively now for sale to cellar club members.
Harvest Dates
22nd March - 10th April 2018
Bottling Date
29th March 2019
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More about how it's made
The 2018 growing season brought it all. Spring was brilliant, with the earliest flowering in Gibbston history under continuous dry and warm conditions, resulting in a fantastic fruit set.
The warm dry period gave a strong and early bud push and notably our wind machine wasn’t run once. December and January were the warmest in memory and fears of a severe drought were relieved with rain in February and March, allowing the berries to expand and fill out to beautiful plush bunches. Picking began 21 days early and we once again harvested clean fruit without rain, frost or disease pressure.
Vineyard: 100% Pinot Noir, hand harvested from plantings dating back to 1994. Clonal mix: 115, 10/5, 777, 5
Vinification: 100% destemmed with 3-4 days cold soak. Barrel maturation for 12 months in 40% new French oak.
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