Winery & Vintage Info
Te Rehua is the name of a special vineyard in Martinborough village on a site with a long held reputation for grapes with a richer fruit profile. This vineyard is renowned for robust Pinot Noirs that highlight the dense tannin structure of long lived Martinborough Pinot Noir.
Te Rehua is one of the oldest vineyard blocks that we use and is a distinctive site on Martinborough’s free draining alluvial gravels close to the village. It is a relatively warm vineyard that contributes typically rich flavours to Pinot Noir.
This wine is made from grapes grown on the Barton Vineyard in Huangarua Road, Martinborough, which planted in the 1990s. This site is full of deep alluvial gravels on the Martinborough Terraces and is planted in a range of several clones of Pinot Noir, which produces a classic New Zealand Pinot Noir. Hand harvested grapes were fermented in open top tanks with indigenous yeasts and 21% whole clusters. It was hand plunged once daily, with a total vat time of 25 days. After pressing, the wine was matured in 43% new French oak barriques for 20 months. It was bottled without fining or filtration, promoting soft mouth feel.
