Organic Pinot Noir
EarthGarden | Marlborough
Organic Pinot Noir
Vintage 2022 
Description
Viticulture
Organically grown with wildflower gardens between the vineyard rows and regenerative viticulture to keep New Zealand’s soils healthy and ecosystems thriving. EarthGarden Pinot Noir is bursting with flavour as nature intended. An earthy, dark and brooding Pinot Noir brimming with the complexity and character of our organically grown Marlborough vineyards.
Our key focus is to be environmentally responsible and to operate using sustainable practices in order to protect the land for future generations. Villa Maria has farmed Pinot Noir organically since 2010 gaining Biogro certification in 2012. This selection of vineyards are vibrant gardens alive with wildflowers and full of life.

Fruit-driven

Tasting notes

  • Blueberry
  • Boysenberry
  • Cocoa

This Pinot Noir expresses black fruits like boysenberries and blueberries with
subtle floral notes and gentle acidity. The cocoa powder tannins and smoky
toasty notes add complexity with a generous earthy textural finish.

Pairing suggestions

How to enjoy our Pinot Noir

  • Beef & Lamb
  • Risotto
  • Mushroom

This wine pairs well with New Zealand lamb, but rich enough to enhance slow-cooked beef cheeks. For a plant-based alternative, try with mushroom or truffle-accented dishes to accentuate it’s earthy character.

 

Best served at: 15 °C / 60 °F

Recipe pairing

Grilled Rack of Lamb and Vegetables

Tasty and elegant, our Grilled Rack of Lamb and Vegetable recipe goes beautifully with the juicy red fruit flavours intermingled with hints of dried herbs in our EarthGarden Pinot Noir.

Dynamic

Marlborough

The dynamic climate of Marlborough helps to produce rich and ripe parcels of fruit. Warm oceanic days concentrate the sugars and cool alpine influenced nights preserve the naturally high acidity within the Pinot Noir grapes. Within Marlborough, sub-regions such as the Wairau, Awatere and Southern Valleys all offer specific expressions of Pinot Noir.

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