Craggy Range Te Muna Road Pinot Noir 2017
Variety: Pinot Noir
Region: Martinborough - NZ
Craggy Range is a benchmark producer located in the Hawke’s Bay wine region on the East coast of NZ’s North Island. It was set up by Australian businessman Terry Peabody together with noted kiwi viticulturist Steve Smith in 1997. The ambition was to be recognised as one of New Zealand’s iconic wine producers. They settled on the Gimblett Gravels Winegrowing district, an ancient river bed of the Ngaruroro River in Hawke’s Bay. The Gimblett Gravels Vineyard, a place of warmth, stone and sandy alluvial soils offered an ideal location for red varieties. To ensure a firm commitment, Terry Peabody honoured the original promise to his family of leaving a legacy for the family still to come and established a 1000 year trust, meaning the winery can never be sold.
The Te Muna Road vineyard is separated into two distinct terraces, with Pinot Noir grown on the rocky, clay infused soils of the upper terrace. Hand harvested grapes are fermented in a combination of French oak and open top stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts.