2021 Greywacke Pinot Noir
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Winemaker Richelle Tyney’s first vintage at Greywacke. Primary fruit source is the Yarrum vineyard in Marlborough’s Southern Valleys, plus some fruit from nearby sites. Typical of the Greywacke style, this is quite silky, red-fruited, very pretty, strawberry textured, but has the stuffing and structural integrity to age well for a few more years. (MA)
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20% new oak. Pale garnet. Gorgeous nose. Very pure fruit – mainly red but some blackberries add an extra dimension. Dry finish. (FG)
Layered with red apple blossom, cherry, strawberry, hints of pomegranate molasses and black tea, the 2021 Pinot Noir is floral and pretty on the nose. In the mouth, the wine is all of these things, lingering through the detailed and finessed finish. The silty tannins speak to the Southern Valleys vineyard from which the fruit is sourced. There is density ensconced with the light framework of the wine. Very good! 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.
Greywacke's Pinot Noir is ever improving, with the 2021 showing fine fruit and precision. There are interesting aromatic layers from the usual Pinot fruit descriptors to cola nut, cloves and spice. You can expect a richness of fruit while a portion of whole bunches has helped with both the lift and line of this wine. The tannins provide a mouthcoating, lick-your-cheeks sort of texture.