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Pioneer Tilly’s Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2020 – Marlborough Wine Show 2023 – Gold medal and the De Sangosse NZ, Champion Pinot Noir 2020 trophy.
Marlborough Wine Show 2023 – Gold medal
Marlborough Wine Show 2023 – De Sangosse NZ Champion Pinot Noir 2020 trophy

The Pioneer Tilly’s Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2020

The Pioneer celebrates Lawson’s Dry Hills founder Ross Lawson. It is hand crafted only in exceptional years from our finest estate-grown, Marlborough grape varieties.

Created exclusively from the Tilly’s Pinot Noir block in their Southern Valleys vineyard, this elegant yet powerful Pinot Noir offers an authentic representation of this enigmatic grape variety and the special place it was grown. Lifted aromas of fresh cherry, raspberry and boysenberry with gentle toasted characters from the French oak barrels make for a complex, rewarding and memorable wine.

 

This special wine received the Gold medal and the De Sangosse NZ, Champion Pinot Noir 2020 trophy at the Marlborough Wine Show 2023.

$50.00

The Pioneer Tilly’s Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2020

Created exclusively from the Tilly’s Pinot Noir block in their Southern Valleys vineyard, this elegant yet powerful Pinot Noir offers an authentic representation of this enigmatic grape variety and the special place it was grown. Lifted aromas of fresh cherry, raspberry and boysenberry with gentle toasted characters from the French oak barrels make for a complex, rewarding and memorable wine.
Tasting Notes: The Pioneer Tilly’s Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2020

Vineyards and viticulture

Grown on the Tilly’s hillside block on Paynters Rd in Marlborough’s Southern Valley sub-region, this wine is entirely made from Clone 5 which is known for producing rich, generous wines. The vintage was characterised by warm, dry weather resulting in berries with deep colour and intense flavours which were picked at ideal ripeness levels.

Winemaking

The grapes were harvested and placed into a small, open-top fermenters for cold maceration (10% whole bunch) for several days. These were hand-plunged and pumped over once or twice a day during the fermentation. The wines were left on the skins for seven days post fermentation before pressing into a mixture of French oak barriques (224 litres), of which a third were new. After ten months maturation we tasted every barrel and selected our favourites which we then blended together to create this special wine, which was then estate bottled.

Food Pairing

Rich, red meat dishes, pork, char-siew, flavoursome chicken dishes, duck, gentle spices such as star anise, seared tuna, mushrooms, dim sum, vegetable dishes.

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Lawson’s Dry Hills is the closest winery to Blenheim town centre.

We welcome you to our cellar door seven days a week from 10am – 4.30pm. We are closed on public holidays and winter weekends from Easter until Labour Day. Although not essential, during our busy summer months (Oct – March) we do recommend booking your tasting, just give us a call or email to book in. 

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Gold Medal & Trophy Winner

We’re delighted that our Reserve Chardonnay was awarded a Gold medal and the Marlborough Chardonnay Trophy at the recent 2023 International Wine Challenge (IWC).

Now in its 39th year, the IWC is accepted as the world’s most rigorous, impartial and influential annual wine competition.

Well done team!