Neudorf Home Block Moutere Pinot Noir 2020

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Neudorf
Label Name:
 
Home Block Moutere Pinot Noir
Vintage:
 
2020
Country:
 
New Zealand
Region:
 
Nelson (Home Block, Upper Moutere)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13.5%
Grape(s):
 
100% Pinot Noir
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
2
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
15-17°C

Awards/Ratings
High critical praise: Cameron Douglas MS 95 for 2020; Bob Campbell MW and Mike Bennie high marks; James Suckling ~94; Jancis Robinson ~16. 5/20. See Neudorf reviews and professional notes for details

Tasting Note
Bright dark cherry, raspberry and plum with violet and earthy herbal notes. Silky, fine-grained tannins, integrated spice and toasty oak, subtle minerality and a long savoury finish.

Food Pairing
Roast duck, mushroom risotto, roast chicken, lamb, beef bourguignon; Asian: miso-glazed salmon, teriyaki salmon, char siu pork, Korean BBQ, mushroom hotpot.

Production Method
Hand-harvested, organically farmed fruit; wild-yeast ferments in open-top fermenters with gentle pigeage; aged in French oak (minor new oak); minimal intervention, unfined and unfiltered.

Vineyard Info
Neudorf Vineyards, founded 1978 by Tim and Judy Finn. Home Block is an old-vine site on Moutere clay-gravel soils, dry-farmed and certified-organic (Biogro).