2019 Mount Edward Pinot Noir

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Elegant and refined yet a little bit wild Pinot Noir from one of Otago's rising star wineries.

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Pinot Noir is what the Mount Edward crew are obsessed with.

There's a lot of different pieces that come together in this wine.

Some portions are fermented as 100% whole bunches, some are fully destemmed, the different batches are hand plunged, everything is fermented using wild yeasts. The final wine is assembled by Duncan Forsyth & Anna Riederer.

The immaculate balance of the finished wine is quite astonishing when you look at it. It's an elegant and refined style of Pinot Noir with a bit of a wild streak.

94 Points
"Quite light coloured, but garnet for sure. Cherry and cranberry sniffs and tastes. Crisp, almost crackly and very vibrant. Tense and tart and bright. Tannins a bit granitic, stony, earthy, but that sits well in the wine. Surprisingly light on its feet, actually. Very youthful. Reminds me in some respects of some of Mac Forbes' pinots. Fine boned and fine structured. Excellent thing."
- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

94 Points - "Quite light coloured, but garnet for sure. Cherry and cranberry sniffs and tastes. Crisp, almost crackly and very vibrant. Tense and tart and bright. Tannins a bit granitic, stony, earthy, but that sits well in the wine. Surprisingly light on its feet, actually. Very youthful. Reminds me in some respects of some of Mac Forbes' pinots. Fine boned and fine structured. Excellent thing." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

The 2019 Pinot Noir has a silky lush texture, plenty of fruit power, is concentrated yet finely balanced, all with fine tannins and superb long finish. A classic vintage for us. Vinified using open fermenters, hand plunging, natural yeasts and 11 months in 15% new French oak. Racked, blended and settled in tank for a further 6 months. Fermentation was carried out using de-stemmed fruit including the addition of 25% whole bunches.

Perfumed with lovely aromatics, there is a range of complexed berry fruit notes cherries to plums, some spice, savoury tones and dried herbs.

Organically grown, made and certified, a blend of our best vineyard parcels.

Region: Central Otago, NZ
Blend: Pinot Noir (100%)
ABV: 14%
Closure: 750ml
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Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Light Bodied
Variety Pinot Noir
Country New Zealand
Region Central Otago
Feature Organic
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Critic Score 94
Alcohol 14%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2019
Closure Screw Cap

Mount Edward

Mount Edward is a team of passionate winemakers/rabble-rousers who have banded together to form a collective that is considered at the forefront of the Central Otago avant-garde.

Duncan Forsyth is one of the founders and spearheads this revolutionary project, with Swiss winemaker Anna Riederer heading up the day-to-day duties and crafting the wines.

They've made plenty of noise since the project's inception in 2003 when Duncan met co-founder John Buchanan.

Though they don't take themselves too seriously, the wine themselves are very serious indeed and a receiving plenty of attention.

Winemaker Duncan Forsythe Mount Edward

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