Pyramid Valley Earth Smoke Pinot Noir 2015

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Waikari, North Canterbury

Light ruby, not brilliant, but with lively lights.

Immediately serious on the nose, brooding, with sombre depths; scents of black cherry, black plum, even blackberry, with stem and torus still attached. Also a fascinating note that is both deep and high, something like the similar simultaneity of pomegranate molasses.

So unyielding, so adamant and powerful, that after the easy charm of the Angel Flower this seems almost menacing. This does not covet winks and smiles, but instead commands heedfulness. The very long finish feels expansive, and seems astonishingly gracious, for a wine that is mostly exigent in nature.

The Producer

Wines that breathe of their place.

Our story begins in a magical place where magnificent native birds once roamed and soared, where the earth produces in abundance and the stars align for greatness. This unique site of altitude, limestone, slope, rock and rich soil is our Waikari Estate and home to some of the most profound Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines in the world. In 2018 our story breathed a new chapter when we purchased a new vineyard, the Manata Estate in Lowburn, Central Otago. The vineyard has produced exceptional Pinot Noir since 2002 and is home to our Central Otago Pinot Noir. Across both sites biodynamic viticulture and a natural approach to winemaking create handcrafted wine that breathes of its place and tastes like nowhere else on earth.