Neudorf Home Block Pinot Noir 2022

Neudorf Vineyards, established in 1978 by Tim and Judy Finn in Nelson, has become one of the country's most celebrated boutique wineries. Bob Campbell, esteemed MW, says of Neudorf, ""I cannot think of another New Zealand wine producer that has been making top wines across their entire range as consistently as Neudorf over three decades.""

Part of the secret is the place – the ancient gravelly soils and gentle climate of the Upper Moutere region – which helps produce concentrated, expressive fruit. Part of it is the organic regime in the vineyard, as well as Todd Steven’s minimal intervention in the winery. But much of it is down to the people who combine hard work with winemaking which comes from the heart as well as the head.

Hand-picked from Home Block, between 18th and 27th March 2022, after which the fruit was chilled, sorted and de-stemmed. Fermentation utilised 100% wild yeasts, in open-top vessels, before malolactic fermentation and maturing in French oak barrels (20% new) for 10 months. The wine was racked, blended, and bottled unfined, and unfiltered.