Church Road Grand Reserve Pinot Noir

2022, Central Otago New Zealand

Only produced in exceptional years, low cropping vineyards, hand-harvested, plenty of love goes into this label!
92/100 (Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review)
From a single estate in Central Otago's Lowburn sub region, aged 16 months in French oak
The first wine under Church Road's Grand Reserve series from Central Otago

Formerly known as Church Road’s Reserve range they’ve given the wines a slick black label and slapped the word “Grand” in the name.

So that’s the marketing job done, what about the wine? Are they actually Grand? Are they what! These are sheer world class wines, up there with the best you’ll find in Hawke’s Bay. That’s why you’ll only find Church Road wines under this label released in great vintages from low-cropping vineyard blocks (to ensure more concentrated, ripe flavours), hand-harvested and produced using small batch, traditional techniques.

This is the first release under the series to use fruit from Central Otago. And so what else could it be other than a Pinot Noir? And what else would it be other than damn good!

Deliciously lush, dark fruited Central Pinot crafted by an absolute master winemaker Chris Scott of Church Road. All from single estate fruit in the Lowburn subregion and aged 16 months in French oak. Tuck into this one between now and 2030.