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- Region: Central Otago
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- Style: n/a
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- Grape variety: Pinot Noir
- Alcohol Content (%): 14
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In the early 1990s Sue and Alistair Stark, along with five other Central Otago families, bought a 17ha block of land on the western shores of Lake Dunstan below the Pisa mountain range. Some of this land was being sold for residential homes but sales were slow at that time, although land was starting to be sold for vineyard development in the Cromwell basin.
In 1997 the owners decided to establish 10ha of this land in a vineyard encouraged by the knowledge that there was a microclimate well suited for the growing of Pinot Noir grapes.
The intention was to encourage land sales by giving purchasers an interest in the vineyard and without any work they would be entitled to a number of cases of free wine per year!
Ironically no one took up the offer but land sales started to increase, probably due to the escalating house prices of property in Wanaka!
Ian Cunliffe and his team care for the vines. Near to harvest Dean Shaw (winemaker) meets frequently with Ian to ascertain ripeness. Once Dean gives the go-ahead the grapes are then hand harvested and taken to the winery for Dean to start the winemaking process.
Ruby red in colour. Black liquorice, blackcurrant, dusty blueberry and intense blueberry coulis aromatics. A big warm, rich extract in the mouth with a persistent lingering finish, and flavours of ripe red berry fruit, and some vanilla. Serve with lamb, beef, game and cheeses.