Coal Pit Tiwha Pinot Noir 2021

Family owned Coal Pit from Gibbston in Central Otago, NZ is committed to producing world class wines from their sustainably accredited vineyard and on-site winery, where only small volumes are produced annually. Glacially formed schist based soils on warm north facing slopes consistently yield well integrated wines of great structure and elegance. The vineyard became certified organic under BioGro in 2023, with the 2019 Pinot Noir the first produced under organic conversion.

The Coal Pit name is derived from the historical area in the nearby mountain ranges which provided the early pioneers, musterers and gold miners with coal while the flagship Pinot Noir ‘Tiwha’ pays tribute to the owner’s late father. The symbolic oil painting by Chris Heaphy, a famed NZ artist and close family friend, hangs in the winery and is featured on the Coal Pit label.

Vineyard & Treatment:

100% Pinot Noir grapes, hand harvested, clones; 115, 10/5, 777, 5.

An exceptional Autumn ripening period, good yields of high quality, concentrated fruit.

20% whole bunch, 100% wild fermentation, 10 months in 28% new French oak.

Elegant and refined, the new release Tiwha instantly captivates with a ripe perfume of red bramble berries, exotic Chinese five spice, and a savoury hint of wild thyme and porcini mushroom. Delicate, yet well structured tannin is supported by an oak finesse, framing the brambled palate flow with sweet yet savoury notes of roasted hazel nut, almond and dark spices. This wine has been aged in bottle for 18 months prior to release.