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Cloudy Bay PinotN

Name: Cloudy Bay PinotN
SKU: 104332
Price: 59.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Wine · New Zealand · 13%

$59.99each

What it tastes like

A New Zealand Pinot Noir with vibrant cherry fruit and silky tannins, finishing smooth.

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Additional information

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

The story of Cloudy Bay PinotN

Cloudy Bay was founded in 1985 in Marlborough's Wairau Valley by Australian winemaker David Hohnen, who already ran Cape Mentelle in Margaret River. It takes its name from the bay on the Marlborough coast that Captain James Cook charted in 1770, and the winery is now part of LVMH.

Sauvignon Blanc made the name, but the Pinot Noir comes from a different part of Marlborough. The fruit is grown in the Southern Valleys, on cooler clay soils that hold more water than the stony ground of the Wairau, with the winery's Mustang, Delta and Barracks vineyards among the key sites.

In the cellar the grapes are destemmed and fermented in open-top vessels, with some whole bunches included for structure in suitable vintages, then matured in French oak. The style is fragrant, with cherry, strawberry and plum, a note of wild thyme and silky tannins.

Serve it lightly cool, around 12 to 15 degrees. Cloudy Bay suggests duck, rabbit and lamb, roasted vegetables and almost anything chargrilled.