Lands & Legends Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017
Matua
Lands & Legends Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017
Matua
Lands & Legends Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017
Overview
Overview
2017 was another incredible year for Central Otago Pinot Noir, with aromatically intense wines and a combination of fruit concentration, power, and elegance. Matua is in the enviable position of having access to a range of vineyard sites from across Central Otago’s sub regions, resulting in balanced wines with wonderful depth and complexity. Select parcels of fruit were hand-harvested for this wine, chosen for their expressive flavour profiles. Delivered to the winery in pristine condition, the whole bunches were gently destemmed into open top fermenters with a portion undergoing carbonic fermentation to enhance complexity
and texture.
After an initial cold soak, each parcel was warmed and innoculated with our house style yeast and carefully and minimally handled to extract depth and concentration of flavour from the skins. Each parcel was then pressed to a selection of new and seasoned French oak barriques for maturation. After 10 months of ageing, only the best barrels were blended together to create this concentrated and elegant Central Otago Pinot Noir.
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Central Otago |
| Volume | 750 mL |
| Closure | Screw Cap |
| Alc/Vol | 13% |
| Peak Drinking | Enjoy Now |
| Winemaker | Chris Darling |
Food Pairing
Food Pairing
Chicken
Fish
Seafood
Cured Meat
Pasta
Veg
Dessert
Spicy Food
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Marlborough, New Zealand
For many people, Marlborough, located at the top of the North Island, IS New Zealand. After all, it was Marlborough, and its acclaimed Sauvignon Blanc, that brought New Zealand to the wine world’s attention. But although Sauvignon Blanc remains the area’s flagship, Marlborough’s diverse meso-climates and sub-regions also offer pure, intensely flavoured Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and aromatic whites.
The 2016 Marlborough growing season was a classic. Warm, dry weather with just enough rain resulted in high yields, and produced grapes of excellent quality. We chose a precious few of the most pure Pinot Noir parcels from Marlborough’s Wairau Valley to create something quite unique.
Chris Darling - Winemaker
Growing up in Australia, Chris’ interest in wine first stemmed from his father – an avid wine lover himself, who shared the stories and mystiques of the world of wine with his son. This initial interest soon turned into a passion, which led Chris to pursue a career in the industry with the aim of crafting wines which could be enjoyed the world over.
After completing an Oenology degree at Roseworthy College in Adelaide, Chris worked in vineyards across Western Australia before relocating to New Zealand in 2003.