Our ‘Clonal Selection’ wines are only made in exceptional years from the oldest vines on the property, 2017 and 2014 was all clone 777 from Rows 1-37 (directly in front of the Cellar Door).
We love this wine, it is a wine connoisseurs wine.
Central Otago
Rows 1-37 2019, Pinot Noir
Alluring, refined and focused.
Dark blackberry, spice and floral aromatics on the nose lead to a rich densely concentrated palate showing texture, tannin flow and drive.
"Supremely elegant pinot noir with cherry, violet, roast chestnut and spicy oak flavours. The wine has power but delivers it with subtlety. Can be appreciated now but will improve with age.” Bob Campbell MW
“Rows 1–37 are the oldest vines on the Lowburn estate; clone 777, matured for 10 months in French oak. An elegant smelling wine showing red cherry, red plum and raspberry top notes with underlying hints of spice, pressed wildflowers, briar, dried meats, mahogany, quince paste and earth. Long, complex and finely structured with a sweep of sour cherry on the finish and a savoury lean.” Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion, 94 points.
"Superbly complex and sensually appealing, the wine shows dark plum, dried herb, earthy mushroom, roasted nut and rich floral aromas on the nose. The concentrated palate delivers expansive mouthfeel combined with refined texture and beautifully infused tannins, finishing impressively long and seductive." Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, 97 points.
Dark blackberry, spice and floral aromatics on the nose lead to a rich densely concentrated palate showing texture, tannin flow and drive.
"Supremely elegant pinot noir with cherry, violet, roast chestnut and spicy oak flavours. The wine has power but delivers it with subtlety. Can be appreciated now but will improve with age.” Bob Campbell MW
“Rows 1–37 are the oldest vines on the Lowburn estate; clone 777, matured for 10 months in French oak. An elegant smelling wine showing red cherry, red plum and raspberry top notes with underlying hints of spice, pressed wildflowers, briar, dried meats, mahogany, quince paste and earth. Long, complex and finely structured with a sweep of sour cherry on the finish and a savoury lean.” Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion, 94 points.
"Superbly complex and sensually appealing, the wine shows dark plum, dried herb, earthy mushroom, roasted nut and rich floral aromas on the nose. The concentrated palate delivers expansive mouthfeel combined with refined texture and beautifully infused tannins, finishing impressively long and seductive." Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, 97 points.
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