Philosophy | New Releases
While many argue the best wine is made in the vineyard, it is also due to the skill of the winemaker. Rudi Bauer needs little introduction and is acknowledged as one of New Zealand's top Pinot Noir winemakers. Since the vineyard began its first small production he has been making Pisa Range Estate wines under contract at his Quartz Reef winery.
The Pisa Range Estate label was launched with the 2000 vintage. Our philosophy is to produce an 'Estate' wine – a wine that truly reflects the site and 'terroir'. As a result the winemaker is involved all the way along the 'vine to wine' chain with decisions made on canopy management and bunch thinning to ensure the best possible fruit is brought into the winery at harvest.
Traditional gentle handling of the fruit is practiced in the winery with some whole bunch pressing. Clones are barrelled separately in French oak barriques (one-third new) for twelve months. The wine is kept in bottle for around twelve months prior to release. |
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2007 Pisa Range Estate 'Black Poplar Block' Pinot Noir
GOLD - 2009 Small Vignerons Awards, Australia - July 2009
Gourmet Traveller WINE Magazine July/August 2009 - Stars of Central Otago
Jancis Robinson MW - Central Otago Pinot Celebration - Jan 2009 17/20 - "Spicy, reverberant fruit...Glossy black fruit character. Quite long and certainly distinctive. Drink 2011-16"
 (5 Stars) Michael Cooper 2009 Buyers Guide To NZ Wines
Gourmet Traveller WINE Magazine - Oct/Nov 2008 - 94/100
(5 Stars) "Dense wine with appealing dark and red cherry flavours with a seasoning of spice and oak. Serious pinot noir with concentration and a good structure of ripe tannins. Attractive now but promises to age well"
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2007 Pisa Range Estate Pinot Gris
Luscious white – citrus and pear flavours, flinty and dry – perfect with seafood
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2006 Pisa Range Estate 'Black Poplar Block' Pinot Noir
(5 stars) 28.06.2008 UK TELEGRAPH - NEW ZEALAND’S BEST WINES & WINERIES by Robert Joseph
2008 Sommelier Wine Awards UK - Short Listed - May 2008
(5 Stars) 96/100 - TOP NEW RELEASES
Gourmet Traveller WINE Magazine Issue, Dec/Jan08
Gold Platinum Medal – 2007 Wine Style Asia Awards, Singapore
(5 stars) - 2008 Buyers Guide To NZ Wine, Michael Cooper
Best of 2006 Vintage - Sneak Preview - Bob Campbell
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2005 Pisa Range Estate 'ZIVIO' Magnum (1500ml)
In celebration of our 10th anniversary as Vignerons at Pisa - seventy magnums of the 2005 vintage have been produced.
(5 stars) 94/100 - STAR PERFORMERS, Gourmet Traveller WINE Magazine, Aug/Sept. issue
(5 stars) 19/20 - Geoff Kelly, Pinot 2007 - 59 Pinot Noir Reviews
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