Escarpment Kiwa Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018 Gin and red cherries

and red cherries

The silky palate delivers medium-bodied intensity with juicy acidity

calcareous clay soils near the medieval Milmanda Castle

2021 was a fantastic growing season on Waiheke

and cardamom nuance

Escarpment Kiwa Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018 Gin and red cherriesThis wine was grown on the Cleland Vineyard Cambridge Road, Martinborough from 31 year old vines. A combination of deep alluvial gravels which the Martinborough Terraces are renowned for, and a blend of Clones UCD 5 and 6 always rewards us with savoury, complex, spicy wine. It was open top fermented using indigenous yeast in traditional wooden cuvees, hand plunged every 12 hours, with a total vat time of 21 days. After pressing it was matured in 40%