LEEFIELD STATION PINOT NOIR 2023

TASTING NOTE

This wine is an elegant expression of our terroir at Leefield Station Vineyard. The nose is pronounced with wild red berries accompanied by a subtle touch of mocha and chocolate. The palate is defined by natural fruit sweetness, soft acidity and silky delicate tannins.

FOOD MATCHING

Roasted pork, lamb or duck will pair wonderfully with this Pinot Noir, accompanied by roasted potatoes, mushrooms and spring vegetables.

CELLARING POTENTIAL

Crafted to be enjoyed within 3 – 5 years of vintage date.

ORIGIN

Leefield Station, Waihopai Valley, Marlborough.

VARIETY

100% Pinot Noir.

WINEMAKING

Lovingly hand-picked fruit was predominately de-stemmed without crushing into small open top fermentation tanks. Some whole clusters were included in select batches to add complexity and length to the final assemblage. The grapes were cold soaked for 5-7 days before a rapid, warm fermentation. The ferments were handplunged 3 to 4 times each day to keep the skins in intimate contact with the fermenting juice.

They were then left to macerate for an additional week post-ferment to ensure optimum flavour development and integrated tannin extraction.

The young wines were drained and pressed before being aged in French oak puncheons for 9 months, during which time they underwent full malolactic fermentation. This wine was blended and filtered in late summer before bottling.

ANALYSIS

• Alcohol - 13.5%
• pH - 3.7
• Titratable Acidity - 5.4g/L
• Residual Sugar - 0.3g/L
• Vegan Certified

VINTAGE

A warm and wet winter spurred an early start to the growing season with fully charged soil moistures and warm ambient temperatures in early spring. The few frosts through September and October did little to disrupt the healthy development of strong, lush canopies.

Flowering began with cooler temperatures and periodic bouts of rain in the early summer, with the weather improving as we headed towards Christmas; typical with respect to warmth, sunshine hours and rainfall.

Late summer warmth in late February and March along with careful canopy management, delivered slowly ripened, disease free, incredibly clean fruit!

Harvest commenced in mid-March. Due to the long, cool ripening season, fruit was harvested significantly later than usual but retained all of its vibrancy of flavour and crisp, ripe acids.

The team are excited by the bright flavour expressions and huge diversity of character coming through in the wines of the 2023 vintage.

Mundus Vini 2025 - Gold Medal

Sommeliers Choice Awards 2025 - Gold Medal

Leefield Station has a mission of showcasing the best of Marlborough in one amazing property. Delicious grapes, well-kept sheep, cattle, and pigs – all alongside flourishing native bush sheltering productive beehives and teeming flora and fauna. It is nature co-existing perfectly – helping each other, in an amazing eco-system of its own.

Because we believe this is what modern farming looks like.