CLOUDY BAY TE WĀHI PINOT NOIR

Cloudy Bay Te Wāhi Pinot Noir

Te Wāhi Pinot Noir is dark and concentrated, with notes of boysenberry, florals and subtle spice on the nose. The palate is dense, with rich plum and hedgerow berry fruit balanced by a juicy freshness that interplays with the fine tannins to create a balanced and elegant impression. The finish is long, with moreish notes of dark chocolate and blackcurrant.

VARIETIES: Pinot Noir
REGION: Northburn, Calvert – Central Otago
AGEING: A year or more ageing in French oak barrels before bottling
GUARDING POTENTIAL: Enjoy now or will cellar well up to 10 years
SERVE: Serve at 12ºC – 15ºC
FITS TO: Te Wāhi’s complex, sophisticated and powerful flavours make it a perfect match for game meats and roasted vegetables. It’s a perfect addition to any winter banquet – try it with slow-roasted lamb shoulder and grilled root vegetables, or beef wellington and parsnip purée

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Te Wāhi | Range | Cloudy Bay – LVMH

Te Wāhi means ‘the place’ in te reo Māori, reflecting both the importance of terroir and the sense of finding our second home. It is a powerful wine with an opulent core of dark berry fruit and structured tannins. Over time, warm spices and notes of forest floor flourish and provide complexity.

Fruit from our two complementary Central Otago vineyards is mostly de-stemmed into open-top fermentation tanks, with some whole bunch fermentation. In spring, the wine goes through extended maceration and spontaneous malolactic fermentation. The wine then spends a year or more ageing in French oak barrels before bottling.

Te Wāhi comes from two contrasting vineyards. Northburn sits on Lake Dunstan’s steep east bank, where unforgiving, rocky, glacial soils produce fruit with structure and intensity. Calvert, on Felton Road in Bannockburn, sits in the silty, loamy soils of an ancient lake bed and produces opulent, fragrant fruit.