Shaky Bridge Pioneer Series Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021

Shaky Bridge Pioneer Series Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021French oak Dark cherry & plum Rich florals & spice Silky finish "This is immediately appealing on the nose showing dark cherry, roasted nut, game, warm mushroom and rich floral aromas. The palate delivers terrific weight and richness, splendidly supported by velvety texture and layers of polished tannins. Graceful and harmonious with an impressive long silky finish. At its best: now to 2030" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2023 It's fabulously fruited and

• French oak
• Dark cherry & plum
• Rich florals & spice
• Silky finish

"This is immediately appealing on the nose showing dark cherry, roasted nut, game, warm mushroom and rich floral aromas. The palate delivers terrific weight and richness, splendidly supported by velvety texture and layers of polished tannins. Graceful and harmonious with an impressive long silky finish. At its best: now to 2030" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2023

It's fabulously fruited and lifted on the nose, showing dark cherry, doris plum, floral, thyme, savoury spice and subtle earth characters. The palate delivers lovely weight and fruit intensity together with silky texture and fine tannins, making it charming and highly enjoyable.

Shaky Bridge Pioneer Series wines are crafted to deliver a high quality wine that delivers on quality but is exceptional value. We don’t believe in compromising on quality at any pricing tier.

Shaky Bridge Wines is located in the stunningly beautiful Alexandra Basin of Central Otago, New Zealand. Our source vineyards are situated below the Southern 45th Parallel in the southern most winegrowing region on the globe. Our location is ideally suited to the creation of the aromatic varieties of white wines alongside our primary variety ; Pinot Noir. Sourcing fruit from 3 distinct blocks, varying in age from 20+ years, Shaky Bridge Wines owns one of the oldest Pinot Noir vineyards in Central Otago. The various locations, soil types and clones used within each block provides our winemaker, Dave Grant, with a virtual painters pallet of flavors to create multi-dimensional wines of exceptional quality, depth and satisfaction.

grapes from 3 different source blocks into stainless steel tanks for a cold soak period of several days. Primary fermentation took place at 30 C + temperatures, and were ‘pumped over’ or hand plunged gently several times a day to achieve optimal color and flavor extraction. Malolactic took place in a mixture of old and newer French Oak barrels, with a maturation period of 12 months in barrel. We lightly filtered the wine before bottling.