Trinity Hill Pinot Noir 2018 Hawkes Bay

Pinot Noir 100%

Grapes are grown in Central Hawkes Bay, south of the  Heretaunga Plains at the Porangahau and Waipawa vineyards. Soils are sandstone, sandy loam, argylite and limestone. Fruit from individual parcels was picked, destemmed and fermented separately. The wine was aged for 12 months in a combination of stainless steel tanks and 228 litre barriques.

Trinity Hill was established in 1993 at a stony site in Hawkes Bay by winemaker John Hancock and London restaurant owners Robyn and Robert Wilson. They were one of the first winemakers in the Gimblett Gravels area, planting vines in barren land in the bed of the former Ngaruroro River. In 1997 John Hancock bought in his former colleague Warren Gibson to be Chief Winemaker. Warren was recognised as New Zealand Winemaker of the year in 2005 and 2006.