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Guardians Pinot Noir 2023
Guardians Collection

Guardians Pinot Noir 2023

Sale price$44.99

2023 in Marlborough was a textbook growing season for us out at Ballochdale in the Awatere Valley. Proudly sitting 300m above sea level, the vineyard’s spectacular inland location provides the most desirable conditions for producing wines of identity and intensity. 

Čuvar Guardians Pinot Noir 2023 is the first wine Sir George made from this vineyard he acquired in 2023. This wine displays vibrancy and a ripe red fruit profile typical of the regions, along with added depth, structure and spicy nuances from ageing in French oak barriques. While still youthful, the wine already shows nice complexity from the oak maturation and will age gracefully well into the end of the decade.

This bright ruby red Pinot Noir has aromas of ripe red cherry, cranberry and accented hints of savoury earthiness.

Marlborough, Awatere Valley, Ballochdale Vineyard

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750ml Bottle
Guardians Pinot Noir 2023
Guardians Pinot Noir 2023 Sale price$44.99

Marlborough

Ballochdale, Awatere Valley

Elevation 300 metres. 28.35 Ha.

On an isolated peninsula of land, surrounded by deep ravines and covered with native bush, a lot of love and labour went into transforming what was once a sheep farm into a vineyard 300 metres above sea level. This high altitude, combines with a sheltered location, isolation, a northerly aspect and the evenness and suitability of soils to produce wines of identity and intensity. The site includes 30ha. of native bush which is now a conservation area closed to grazing.

The space is soul food for winemakers and visitors alike. And in a world that increasingly makes decisions based on commodities and volume, it is heartening to have a vineyard that is there for the love of good wine and practices.

Planted Varieties: Sauvignon Blanc (MS), and Pinot Noir (cl.5, cl.667 and 115)

Soil type: Clay Loam

Vine age: 23 years

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