Cambridge Road - "Animus" Pinot Noir 2013

Arriving March 8th, 2018.

One of New Zealand's most incredible natural winemakers is finally in the United States!!

100% serious Pinot Noir from a sun filled vintage with dark cherry fruits and firm tannic spice on the palate. Aromas of the forest abound and lovely spices from the inclusion of whole bunches in the ferment. Just now emerging from its youthful firmness of structure, the body is coming into equilibrium. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. 

In 2006, after spending years travelling the globe making wine, sailing and building ships Lance Redgwell and his family purchased the Cambridge Road property in Martinborough, New Zealand. The vineyard has Pinot Noir and Syrah planted in 1986 that has been organically farmed since the 90s, a rarity in this part of New Zealand. In 2010 they built their winery and since then Cambridge Road has been known as a leader in naturally made, terroir driven wines in the area. Lance has always practiced Biodynamics with dense plantings of cover crops between the rows and a healthy living ecosystem surrounding all the estate vineyards. Full Biodynamic preparations are used in the vineyard and the lunar cycles are closely followed. The vines are dry farmed, harvests are by hand and the winemaking is incredibly hands off, often with no sulphur used at all.  After harvest the grapes are cooled overnight before being destemmed and transferred to tank by gravity. An ambient cool maceration process then takes place for up to five days, when fermentation starts with indigenous yeasts. 

BIODYNAMIC and NATURAL.