Duck Point Pinot Noir

Central Otago is mountainous country with hot summers, cold clear nights and big swings between day and night temperatures, and Pinot Noir is its flagship grape. The Duck Point version is lightly oaked and gently handled, so the lively fruit and fine structure of the region come through. Sweet cherry, plum and raspberry lead the flavour, and the fruit gives it a plush, slightly sweet feel in the mouth.

It is a wine for food with some richness. Duck breast, game and slow-cooked beef dishes are the classic matches, since the fruit stays lively against richer meat.