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Chard Farm The Viper PinotN

Name: Chard Farm The Viper PinotN
SKU: 135460
Price: 79.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Wine · New Zealand · 13%

$79.99each

What it tastes like

A Pinot Noir with red cherry, pomegranate and fresh floral notes, plus herbal tones. Silky tannins, pleasant acidity and a fine, sustained finish.

Cherry
Herbal

Additional information

Wine
Style: New Zealand
Origin: 13% ABV
Alcohol: 0.8 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Chard Farm The Viper PinotN

The Viper comes from the Grandstand block of the Viper vineyard at Parkburn, one of five vineyards the Hay family farms across the Gibbston, Lowburn and Parkburn districts of Central Otago. Chard Farm winemaker John Wallace says fruit from this block always stands out, and the wine is typically the most complete in the cellar from barrel onward. It is the winery's flagship Pinot Noir.

The approach in the cellar is gentle. Fruit is handpicked and sorted with care, fermented with indigenous yeasts and handled with minimal extraction, and the oak is used with a light hand. The wine shows darker fruit and a firm structural edge.

In the glass, look for red cherry and pomegranate, a fresh floral lift and a faint forest-floor undergrowth. The tannins are silky, there is a pronounced mineral thread, and the acidity keeps everything fresh through a fine, sustained finish.

Open the bottle half an hour before dinner. Roast lamb rump, venison with juniper, wild mushroom risotto and a firm washed-rind cheese all have the weight to stand next to it.