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Te Wāhi 2021

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Te Wāhi means ‘the place’ in te reo Māori, reflecting both the importance of terroir and the sense of finding our second home. It is a powerful wine with an opulent core of dark berry fruit and structured tannins. Over time, warm spices and notes of forest floor flourish and provide complexity.
For consumption
12-15°C / 54-59 F
Cellaring potential
Drinking now, but would age 5-10 years
Bottling
2022
Alcohol percentage
13,5
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How does Te Wāhi 2021 taste?

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Fruity
Savoury
Structural
Soft
Bold
Elegant

Te Wāhi 2021 taste description

The 2021 Te Wahi Pinot Noir is open and expressive, with appealing hints of dark chocolate and cherry liqueur alongside a touch of minty freshness.
The palate is fresh and lively, with vibrant, juicy acidity and a beautiful sense of purity. There’s an attractive damson jelly note alongside darker cold brew coffee characters and – again – a lovely crushed mint leaf lift. The tannins are fine and silky, giving the wine a supple and appealing texture.

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Te Wāhi 2021 Flavour matching

Enjoy with

Te Wāhi’s complex, sophisticated and powerful flavours make it a perfect match for game meats and roasted vegetables. It’s a perfect addition to any winter banquet - try it with slow-roasted lamb shoulder and grilled root vegetables, or beef wellington and parsnip purée.

Te Wāhi 2021 Winemaking

How it's made

Fruit from our two complementary Central Otago vineyards is mostly de-stemmed into open-top fermentation tanks, with some whole bunch fermentation. In spring, the wine goes through extended maceration and spontaneous malolactic fermentation. The wine then spends a year or more ageing in French oak barrels before bottling.

Our fruit

Vineyards and terroir

Te Wāhi comes from two contrasting vineyards. Northburn sits on Lake Dunstan’s steep east bank, where unforgiving, rocky, glacial soils produce fruit with structure and intensity. Calvert, on Felton Road in Bannockburn, sits in the silty, loamy soils of an ancient lake bed and produces opulent, fragrant fruit.

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“In the winery, we simply look for ways to frame the fruit, but not mask it. We know that our Calvert and Northburn vineyards produce very different styles, and blending is a huge part of what we do; we want to bring out the best in both. Calvert produces beautiful, sleek Pinot Noir, whereas Northburn is beautifully structured and architectural.”

Jim White, 2019

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