Stoneleigh Latitude Pinot Noir 2024

Stoneleigh Latitude Pinot Noir pours a deep magenta with a violet edge, fruit drawn from Marlborough's stone-warmed Golden Mile along Rapaura Road. The nose builds slowly, unfurling plum compote, baking spices, vanilla and toasty oak with time in the glass. On the palate it's rich and concentrated, with firm tannins framing black cherry and blackberry fruit, threaded through with charry oak and a dusting of spice. Good acid structure keeps the sweetness in check, and the finish runs long and generous, closing on a note of dark chocolate. A textured, food-friendly pinot noir suited to lamb, duck or a rich mushroom dish.

What the winery says:
This wine is a deep magenta colour with hints of purple, with complex aromas of plum compote, baking spices, vanilla and toasty oak. The palate is rich and concentrated with firm tannins, balanced by good acid structure, showing notes of blackberry and black cherry followed by charry oak and subtle spice. The finish is persistent and generous, with hints of dark chocolate. Latitude wines are crafted from fruit grown on Marlborough's 'Golden Mile', an ancient stone-covered strip of land renowned for its exceptional grape-growing conditions.