Maude Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020

Maude Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020French oak Chocolate Violet hints Structural Dark cassis, bramble, chocolate and hints of violet. A savoury and structural expression of Central Otago Pinot Noir where precision and detail replace volume and mass. Grapes were sourced from Poison Creek (Queensberry) 49% and Mohawk Hill (Lowburn) 51% in Central Otago. The year no one will ever forget, 2020. Our 2020 growing season followed a very mild winter, bud burst coincided perfectly with very cool

• French oak
• Chocolate
• Violet hints
• Structural

Dark cassis, bramble, chocolate and hints of violet. A savoury and structural expression of Central Otago Pinot Noir where precision and detail replace volume and mass.

Grapes were sourced from Poison Creek (Queensberry) 49% and Mohawk Hill (Lowburn) 51% in Central Otago.

The year no-one will ever forget, 2020. Our 2020 growing season followed a very mild winter, bud burst coincided perfectly with very cool Spring conditions, thankfully we avoided any damage from 3 significant frosts. Spring conditions remained cool with intermittent periods of rain. Flowering as a result was interrupted and drawn out which affected our fruit set, we knew we were in for a light cropping year. With the beginning of the calendar year, the weather settled, warmed up and despite our initial predictions that we would need to do a lot of green thinning to even up the crop, we found the tiny berry size and bunch weights ripened easily in the warmer conditions. A year where the small berries, light bunches and cool ripening conditions has meant flavours are ripe and concentrated, with good vibrancy and acidity.

Grapes were macerated on average for 24 days with skins on followed by 10 months maturation in barrique with no fining & minimal filtration before bottling.