Nautilus Estate Southern Valleys Pinot Noir

The mathematically perfect spiral of the Nautilus shell has been admired since ancient Greek times…and in more recent times by wine lovers in NZ and around the world!

First launched in 1985 as a premium, family owned NZ winery. These days Nautilus are part of a bigger (and very prestigious) family – The Family of Twelve.

Twelve of NZ’s most iconic, successful wineries that share information, ideas and even the odd secret or two. The top brass of NZ wineries sit round this table – Villa Maria, Kumeu River, Millton, Craggy Range, Ata Rangi, Palliser Estate, Neudorf, Lawsons, Fromm, Pegasus Bay, Felton Road and Nautilus.

This is their 2022 release Southern Valleys Pinot Noir that the Nautilus crew had this to say – “The 2022 Nautilus Pinot Noir is garnet in colour. The complex nose displays dark cherries, cassis, leather, cigar box and spices. The palate is concentrated and elegant with a fine dense core of tannins and a long savoury finish.”