Style
Red
Type

Still

Winemaker

Takahiro Koyama

Varieties

Pinot Noir

Viticulture

Grapes come from Pearson's Vineyard. Sourced from Gravel Soil Vineyard in the heart of Waipara Valley. The vines were planted in 2004 by Mr. and Mrs. Pearson, a clone mixture of UCD5, Dijon 115, Dijon 667, Dijon 777 and 10/5. Free draining stony soil brings the good rich aroma for the wines. Vertical Shoot Positioned Trellis is used to train vines. Grapes were hand harvested into small picking bins and sorted again in the winery before fermentation.

Terroir

River gravel

Vineyard

Grapes are sourced from vineyards throughout the region of Waipara. Pearson's Vineyard, Williams Vineyard, Tussock Terrace Vineyard, and Mountford Estate.

Vinification

Natural yeast fermentation in open top 1.7t vats for about 20 days, then gentle pressing with Basket press. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. 418 cases produced.

Aging

Aged in French oak barrels (10% new) for 18 months.

Features

Screw cap

Available Sizes (L)

0.750

Distribution Area

Delaware, New Jersey, and New York

Tech Sheets

Tasting Note

This wine is quite aromatic and fruity with nice acidity backbone. It is a soft and rounded wine with aromas of sweet red berry fruits and red cherries.