Another of the outstandingInsight Series Single Vineyard Pinot Noirs that Larry McKenna and now Tim Bourne has nurtured their vision, like the great vineyards of Burgundy, to craft wines that genuinely express their place. Kiwa was grown on the Cleland Vineyard on Cambridge Road, Martinborough from 30-year-old+ vines. A combination of deep alluvial gravels which the Martinborough Terraces are renowned for and a blend of Clones UCD 5, 6 and 13 consistently delivers savoury, complex, spicy wine. In the case ofKiwa it was open top fermented using indigenous yeasts in traditional wooden cuvees, hand plunged every 12 hours, with a total vat time of 23 days. After pressing, it was matured in 40% new French oak barriques for 18 months, perfect to allow the delicacy and brightness of the Cleland vineyard fruit to shine. This 2020 is an outstanding, collectable NZ single-vineyard Pinot Noir from a strong Martinborough age-worthy and likely at its best through 2026-2032.
