Valli - 'Levi' Pinot Noir 2022

Valli - 'Levi' Pinot Noir 2022

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This special cuvee comes from the Highgrange Vineyard, an elevated site on Mt. Pisa.  It celebrates the accomplishments of Levi, New Zealand’s first bowel cancer medical detection dog. We are proud to donate proceeds of this wine to K9MD, an Otago charity that trains Levi and other clever dogs for the early detection of cancer.
“Levi” Pinot Noir has a captivating nose of plum, baked cherry and Chinese five spice. The palate is silky and rich with wonderful layers of red fruit and spice that are woven together by an abundance of fine tannin and bright acidity.
A unique wine that is best enjoyed with a special meal and great company over the next 15+ years.” Jen Parr - October 2023 

10% of the proceeds of this wine will be donated to the K9MD in Otago.

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Valli

Grant Taylor’s name is synonymous with Otago Pinot Noir. As owner and winemaker, Grant has been crafting wines there since 1993 when the region was in its infancy with only 20 ha planted, (today there are over 1700). Grant’s accomplishments are well known in the wine world, he is possibly New Zealand’s most awarded Pinot Noir producer, credited with winning the Best Pinot Noir Trophy at a major International Wine Competition in London an unprecedented three times – a feat achieved by no other winemaker in the world.

 

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Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir produces some of the world's most expensive, most lauded, rarest and delicious wines. Equally it is one of the most difficult grapes to grow successfully and as a result it is quite hard to make a balanced Pinot Noir. It is historically from Burgundy, most specifically in the Cote de Nuits, so much so that people will refer to Pinot Noir as a 'Burgundy'.

 

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Central Otago

Central Otago is one of the most southerly wine regions in the world and it is most commonly referred to as Pinot Central, in New Zealand. It has a long history of winemaking dating back to the mid 1800s and in fact a 'Burgundy' from Central Otago won a gold medal in a Sydney wine competition in 1881. A few winemakers including Alan Brady helped to craft it into a leading Pinot Noir region for the world thanks to his fruit-bombs. Many fantastic aromatic white wines excel here also.