Corofin Settlement Vineyard Pinot Noir (2020)

750mL / Marlborough / New Zealand

Category: Wine
Sub-Category: Red wine

Sam and Mandy Weaver's Churton Vineyard spans a ridgeline bordering the Waihopai Valley and Omaka's high country. Corofin's Pinot comes from 0.5 hectares of the northerly 'Clod Block', a northeast-facing terrace planted around 20 years ago. Managed organically (Bio Gro), it's the most inland and southern site that Corofin source from. Therefore, it's the most extreme with a high diurnal range. It's often picked some ten days after Cowley. Another point of differentiation is the soil here--this parcel has plenty of gravel running through the clay.