2017 Maori Point Pinot Noir

GROWING SEASON The 2017 growing season in Central Otago began with a cool spring marked by frequent frosts. Despite a few warm days, the generally cool temperatures extended into late January, when summer’s warmth finally arrived, and stayed with us through to harvest. Fruit set and crop levels were lower than average, but with good quality. The autumn weather was settled and warm, thus allowing for even ripening and preservation of fresh fruit flavours and texture. Harvest occurred April 17th to 27th. VINEYARD & WINERY PRACTICES We believe wine should express where and when it is grown and made. We follow organic principles and then proceed further, nurturing the soil and indigenous microflora by making our own compost and planting native vegetation. Vine pruning, leaf pulling, straightening shoots, and harvesting are all done by hand. At least fourteen different areas of the vineyard are harvested and fermented individually in our winery that is adjacent to the vines. Small ferme