Pinot Noir Cellaring Guide Matrix
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| Pinot Noir Block 5 |
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| Pinot Noir MacMuir |
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Cellaring Key:
Hold
Hold & Drink
Drink
Peaked
Blank: not made
As our wines generally are approachable and enjoyable on release, we are able to label them as such on this guide. They will develop increased complexity with careful cellaring usually developing secondary characters from about 4-5 years old and tertiary ones at twice that age. We label wines as drink if we think they are nearing the end of their life (drink), or past best (peaked).