Central Otago Pinot Noir //​ Loveblock

Legend has it that the body of a young man was buried on the land back in the 1860s. The young man's grave was simply marked “Somebody’s Darling lies buried here” – we named the vineyard 'Someone’s Darling'. Ripe black cherry with smoky notes and hints of mushroom peeking out behind rich fruit. Fleshy black plum, with layers of cherry and sweet berries that play on the palate and dance with notes of violet.

Winemaker

Kim Crawford

Farming

Sustainable

Region

Central Otago

Vineyard

The soil type is free-draining sandy loam over schist alluvium gravels known as Molyneux soils. The Dijon clones planted here give the wine nice floral notes, while Abel and Pommard provide structure.

Grapes

Pinot Noir

Winemaking

Grapes pumped straight to tank without crushing in order to leave some whole berries and stems. After 5-day cold soak the must was warmed and fermentation was spontaneous. The ferment was hand plunged twice daily until dry when it was pressed off. The wine then underwent full malolactic fermentation in tank. Roughly half of this wine was aged in neutral oak.​