Surveyor Thomson Pinot Noir 2023 2018 it marks itself as possibly

it marks itself as possibly New Zealand's greatest Methode Traditionnelle to date and is the 'crown jewel' in their sparkling collection

Rich flavours

It finishes long with beautifully appointed tannins and cleansing acidity

massive spice notes carrying forth suggestions of dark fruit

There is a great juxtapositon between fresh and bruised apples

Surveyor Thomson Pinot Noir 2023 2018 it marks itself as possiblyThe grapes were hand picked into six very distinct lots and fermented separately. 35% whole bunch on average for texture and extraction of more tannin. Indigenous yeast was used to ferment the wines to dryness the wines were hand plunged three times a day. The wines spent a total of 29 days on skins on average, to extract structure, colour,aromatics and finesse. The wines were then gently drained and pressed to 225 litre French oak barriques of which