Te Kairanga Runholder Martinborough Pinot Noir 2021

Te Kairanga Runholder Martinborough Pinot Noir 2021French oak Cherries Spice Silky tannins Beautiful dark red hues lead to aromatic flurry of cherries, spice and classic Martinborough savoury notes. The palate is velvety with vibrant fruit finishing with fine silky tannins. Te Kairanga Runholder Pinot Noir is a nod to Martinboroughs pioneering namesake John Martin, who once farmed the land with sheep, earning him the name of runholder. This Pinot Noir is sourced from Te Kairangas home vineyards

• French oak
• Cherries
• Spice
• Silky tannins

Beautiful dark red hues lead to aromatic flurry of cherries, spice and classic Martinborough savoury notes. The palate is velvety with vibrant fruit finishing with fine silky tannins.

Te Kairanga Runholder Pinot Noir is a nod to Martinborough’s pioneering namesake John Martin, who once farmed the land with sheep, earning him the name of ‘runholder’. This Pinot Noir is sourced from Te Kairanga’s home vineyards planted on his original land holdings.

Our home, Martinborough, is roughly 90 minutes from Wellington and accounts for less than 2% of New Zealand’s total wine production. Protected from the harsh elements by a range of mountains to the southwest and west, it has a mild, breezy, dry climate, ideal for cool-climate grape growing. With four vineyard sites in the Martinborough appellation, our winemaking team have a wide array of aromatics, flavours, textures and styles to work with. The Martinborough Terrace, considered one of the premier growing areas, is home to our Home and McLeod Vineyards. Once a riverbed, it features deep anicent gravel and alluvial soils. At slightly higher elevations with more extreme conditions are our Spring Rock and Rua vineyards. All of our properties are sustainably farmed.

Under the direction of Chief Winemaker, John Kavanagh, our winemaking philosophy places a premium on the character of each vineyard. The fruit was hand-picked and harvested block by block from our Home and McLeod Vineyards. In the winery, the grapes were destemmed and vinified individually with punch-downs and gentle pressing to ensure full extraction without sacrificing elegance. The wine was aged for 10 months in French oak with balanced oak treatment and minimal fining and filtration to help preserve both varietal character and the inimitable personality of our terroir.

Food Pairing: A perfect match for herb crusted lamb, Runholder Pinot Noir is very drinkable now but can be cellared for 5-8 years.