Tohu Awatere Valley Pinot Noir

Tohu Wines is the world’s first Māori-owned wine company, which created ranges of award-winning, premium quality New Zealand wines that encapsulate their terroir and tūrangawaewae, their sense of place. Each range has been crafted with aroha (love) and is a gift from our land.
Sourced entirely from vineyards located in Marlborough’s Awatere Valley, this Pinot Noir is rich in texture and flavours, balanced and with a long and elegant finish.

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VARIETALS
100% Pinot Noir

VINTAGE
2019

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Description

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 13.5%
Total acidity 5.6g/l
pH 3.6

APPEARANCE
A bright ruby hue in the glass.

NOSE
The nose displays aromatic layers of cherry, plum and bright red fruit notes with hints of wild thyme.

PALATE
The palate is smoothly textured with flavour of red and dark fruit, spice and French oak, underpinned by nuances of dry herbs and savoury notes.
Mid-weight on the palate, it is balanced with refined silky tannins that lead to a long and elegant finish.

AGEING
Once the final blend was made, the wine is left to develop for a few months in oak.

PAIRING
Dishes with a touch of spice or Portobello mushrooms, bacon on sourdough bruschetta with roasted garlic and drizzled truffle oil.

RATINGS

4

Additional information

Vintage	2019
Grape	Pinot Noir
Producer	Tohu
Style	Dry
Types	Red