Founders' Cellar Northburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

DescriptionDetails

Initially closed on the nose, the 2021 Founders Cellar Northburn Pinot Noir slowly unfurls in the glass to reveal dark berry fruit characters and a smoky graphite undertone that gives a sense of density and depth. The palate is similarly dark and brooding, slow to give up its secrets. After time in the glass, dark plum and damson notes appear, swathed in silky tannins and brightened by a characteristic Central Otago acidity.

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For consumption

12-15°C / 54-59 F We recommend decanting ahead of serving.

Cellaring potential

Drinking now, but would age 5-10 years

Bottling

After 12 months of barrel-ageing in French oak barriques, the wine rested in stainless steel for 18 months before being bottled without fining.

Alcohol percentage

12.98

Northburn

A Key Vineyard

Founders' Cellar Northburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021 is created from the fruit of Northburn.

Northburn sits on the steep, hilly east bank of Lake Dunstan. The vines here spread across terraces of unforgiving, rocky, glacial soils. Helped by the large diurnal shifts of warm days and cool nights, these soils produce fruit of great structure and intensity.