Domaine A Pinot Noir 2015

Domaine A was founded on a grand cabernet plan: produce big Bordeaux-inspired reds at the end of the earth. Honour old world ideals in the new world. There were plenty of naysayers. They were politely ignored. These days, our wine garners acclaim as some of the country’s finest, even rivalling the best of Bordeaux.

Our approach to winemaking is unyielding. Without compromise. If the fruit isn’t perfect, the wine doesn’t get made. When other vineyards pick fruit out of weather fear, worried about losing fruit to the rain, our winemaker says: No, we wait. In this age of instant gratification, we only release wines at their best. And that can take years. Our dedication runs full circle. Vines are hand-plucked, hand-tied and hand-picked during the cool days of autumn. Wines are pressed down by hand. And by hand, our barrels are racked through the year. From bud burst to bottles leaving the winery, precision and care shape our process.

Domaine A Pinot Noir is a substantial style with fine tannic structure and great longevity. The small 2ha plot of low yielding Pinot Noir vines is situated on the highest part of the vineyard slope at Domaine A. Low yields of 4.5 tonnes per ha and small, concentrated berries mean it takes two vines to make a single bottle of fine Domaine A Pinot Noir. Made with minimal intervention, matured in seasoned French oak for 18 months, bottled unfined and unfiltered.