Greywacke Pinot Noir 2020
Marlborough
Kevin Judd first helped to make New Zealand’s iconic Cloudy Bay famous with his great winemaking skills. Then he decided to start up on his own and Greywacke was born. This is his superb, 95-pt, oak-aged Pinot Noir - all red fruit and floral spice.
Wine Details
- Red - Light to Medium Bodied
- Fine wine
New Zealand- Mid ruby
- Pinot Noir
- 10.13 Units
- 13.5% ABV
- 750 ml
- 01 January 2027
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Medium-bodied, rich red and black fruit, silky tannins, soft spices
Aroma
Highly fragrant, lush, ripe fruits with a cedar-like spiciness
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Wine
Greywacke was founded in 2009 by Kevin Judd – a pioneer of New Zealand’s wine industry. It's named after the soil of his first vineyard, which was littered with the local greywacke stones. Kevin works with independent, family growers with mature vineyards to ensure highest quality fruit, then leases a small part of his friends’ Dog Point winery to craft them. As you’d expect of Marlborough, he majors on Sauvignon and Pinot Noir. For this pretty red, Kevin selected grapes largely from the Yarrum vineyard in Southern Valleys, ageing the wine in French oak barrels for 11 months to gather a panoply of complexity. Fragrant with cedar-like spice and beautiful silky fruit, it's a pleasurable glassful on its own or with duck or mushroom risotto.
"Complex pinot with aromas of spiced cherries, tea leaves, cedar, grilled herbs, smoke and potpourri"
James Suckling
