Maude (Central Otago) 2023 EMW Pinot Noir

Winery description

"A celebration of two blocks of mature Pinot Noir from the Mt Maude Vineyard. As the name suggests, the blocks face opposite directions. Made in a different style - 100% whole cluster, clone 10-5, often only one pigaege during the ferment - definitely a unique winemaking twist on Pinot production. A bewitching perfume, paler in colour yet full, luscious and complex. Love it or hate it, this Pinot Noir certainly creates some debate."

Complex heady aromas / truffle / violet / mushroom / richness & depth / subtle tannins / seamless

Vine age at harvest: 27 years

Maude (Otago) 2023 Pinot Noir

Listed in the 2019 Fine Wines of New Zealand list

Winer Note:
Maude’s Pinot Noir combines fruit from 5 sub–regions within Central Otago, each region contributed uniquely to the blend. Fermented very traditionally in open topped tanks, hand plunged, indigenous yeasts with a portion of whole bunch in each fermenter to create complexity. A month on skins for tannin development prior to gentle pressing through our basket press, then maturation in French oak barriques for 10 months before bottling. The result; a complex dark and brooding wine with aromas and flavours of black fruits, violets and wild thyme. 

Blackcurrant, bramble, dark cherry, plum, smoke, velvet. A savoury and structural expression of Central Otago Pinot Noir where precision and detail replace volume and mass."

Maude (Otago) Methode Traditionnelle Brut NV

17/20 - Jancis Robinson
93 Points - Cameron Douglas MS

Maude NV Brut. Pinot Noir & Chardonnay is hand harvested, chilled overnight & gently pressed to extract only the purest juice. 40% is fermented in well-seasoned oak barriques whilst the remainder is fermented cool in stainless steel tanks.

Delicate rose gold in colour with rich & complex aromas - layers of lemon blossom, brioche & biscuit with hints of almond nuttiness. Elegant finely structured, the wines fruit flavours are enhanced by the biscuity yeast lees complexities & crisp natural acidity.