GIBBSTON VALLEY Le Maitre SV Organic Pinot Noir 2022

Le Maitre is grown from mature vines, planted by Alan Brady planted in the early 1980's. It is a low production wine made from this historic dry-farmed, organic vineyard.

Description

Deeply complex; demure red fruits sidle alongside earth, beetroot and alpine flowers. Medium bodied, the precise acidity draws the poised fruit through to a delicate finish. Fine and elegant.

Accolades

95/100 - Bob Cambell -

From old vines (planted in 1983) grown on the Home Block in Gibbston. It was 100% de-stemmed before fermentation using indigenous yeasts. A fragrant, floral pinot noir with red cherry, violet, fresh herb flavours and a peppery texture.

93 Points - Cam Douglas -

Vibrant, varietal and enticing bouquet with aromas of ripe red berry fruits with a savoury core, fine smoky wood scents and baking spices of vanilla and clove, complex, youthful and engaging. On the palate - equally vibrant, very youthful and quite tense with firm tannins and medium acidity, the core of fruit balances the youthful attributes and mineral along with oak and its toasty spices. Lengthy finish, well made and ready from 2022 through 2030.

Gold - New Zealand Organic Wine Awards 2021

92/100 Joe Czerwinski - Wine Advocate

From the home vineyard's original 1983 plantings, the 2019 Le Maitre Pinot Noir aged in 28% new French oak (two barrels out of seven). Like past vintages, it's deep and earthy in profile, with mushroomy, almost-truffle-like nuances, blackberry and black cherry fruit and hints of dried spices. Medium to full-bodied, it's richly textured on the palate and brightened by crisp acids on the mouthwatering finish. It should drink well for up to a decade.

REGION - Central Otago

VARIETAL - Pinot Noir

VINTAGE - 2019

VITICULTURE - Organic

VOLUME - 750ml