Schist Face Pinot Noir 2010

A completely new vineyard and perhaps one of the ones that shows the most promise for the future. This is a relatively small vineyard of approximately 6-7 acres that has been close planted with the latest selected Pinot Noir clones that given time and with more vine age and adaptability to its terroir, there is no doubt that it will achieve wonderful results. This is the very first vintage and we have already tried this against other Pinot Noir’s on the market at about $40-$50 dollars and frankly it is just up there. It has very good texture, balance and structure yet it is displaying typical flavours and aromas of Central Otago such as thyme, red currant, violet etc. One thing is for sure that in its price bracket, it does offer excellent value for money which is not always the case with wines from this region.