2018 Maori Point Pinot Noir

GROWING SEASON The 2018 growing season in Central Otago began with an unusually warm and dry spring. The warm temperatures persisted through January, but then February brought cooler weather and higher than average rainfall. Despite a few warm days, the generally cool temperatures extended through into harvest. Nonetheless, the accelerated ripening in spring provided for good fruit set and crop levels. Harvest occurred two weeks earlier than usual, March 28th through April 14th. 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 fermentations by native yeast