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About This Wine
Matured for 10 months in French oak barriques. Dark red in colour with black shaded edges and a light red purple tinged hue. Elevated spicy dark cherry, anise and strawberry scents are interwoven with toasty cedar, forest floor and subtle clove notes. Light in body the savoury palate is decorated with dark cherry and anise flavours which sit over a spicy back drop of toasty cedar, forest floor and dried herbs. Finishes fresh with fine grained tannins and a structurally detailed yet spicy aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years
Type | Red Wine |
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Varietal(s) | Pinot Noir |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Central Otago |
Brand | Maude |
Vintage | 2022 |
Central Otago Wines
Central Otago is a unique wine region for New Zealand as it does not grow any of the country's famous Sauvignon Blanc but also unique globally for being the most southerly commercial wine region in the world. The region is famous for its fruity and full-bodied Pinot Noir with about ¾ of all vineyards in the region growing this grape variety. One of our favourite Pinot Noir regions here at World Wine.
Central Otago is the only region in New Zealand with a truly continental climate, with large daily and seasonal temperature extremes. At 300m in elevation, vineyards are protected from the cold ocean winds by high mountains reaching 3700m. The soils are also different to the rest of the country, with heavy deposits of rough-edged mica and other metamorphic schists in silt loams.
Historically, the subregion of Bannockburn has seen the most success. However, the region has seen significant growth in recent years and other sub regions are also flourishing.