Lethbridge Mietta Pinot Noir 2021

Lethbridge Mietta Pinot Noir is a single-block MV6 Pinot Noir from the coolest corner of the estate.

Picking late is the key decision on this block. The Top Block is one of the region's coldest patches of ground, so the bunches get extra hang time to build flavour and structure, and Ray Nadeson waits until the peduncles have properly lignified before harvesting, since most of the fruit ferments as whole bunches. The vines went in during the mid-1990s, the first planted when the property was revived, and they are the oldest MV6 on the estate, sitting on black clay, basalt and limestone and cropping low. Fermentation runs on natural yeast in small open vats, after which the wine is pressed to French oak and matured on gross lees, with malolactic allowed to happen of its own accord.

Perfumed and firm, with red and black cherry, dried herb, spice from the stems and a long mineral finish. Give it air. Serve at 15 to 16 degrees. Good with duck breast, roast pork, mushroom pappardelle or a soft goat's cheese.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.