{"product_id":"johner-estate-humming-wire-pinot-noir","title":"Johner Estate Humming Wire Pinot Noir 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohner Estate Humming Wire Pinot Noir\u003c\/strong\u003e is the accessible end of Karl-Heinz Johner's Wairarapa project, made from the estate's younger vines and built for drinking now rather than cellaring. Johner, a German winemaker who fell for the Wairarapa's Burgundy-like cool climate, hand-picks and fully de-stems the fruit, then eases off fermentation a touch early to keep some natural sweetness before a year in French oak. The result is light and easy-drinking, with sweet red and dark berry fruit, a savoury lift of spice and a faint smokiness, and soft, approachable tannins rather than anything grippy. It's Pinot for a Tuesday night, not a special occasion - and it's honestly better for it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat the winery says:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumming Wire is made from hand-picked, fully de-stemmed fruit from Johner Estate's younger Pinot Noir vines. The grapes are cold-soaked and fermentation is stopped a little early to preserve natural sweetness, then the wine spends around a year ageing in French oak. It's a lighter, more immediate style than Johner's Reserve wines, built around sweet berry fruit and lifted savoury spice notes rather than power or structure. Karl-Heinz Johner established the estate in 2001 on what was previously bare grazing land, convinced the Wairarapa was the best place outside Burgundy to grow serious Pinot Noir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat the experts say:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhil Parker, 5 Stars (2023 Vintage)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“From Johner Estate, an absolute bargain. Buy before I do! Very smoky, ripe and juicy with umami soy and tar. Ripe blackberry, plum and dark berry fruits. Medium tannic lengthy finish”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dhall \u0026 Nash","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53182027104623,"sku":"100583","price":215.88,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0968\/2252\/6319\/files\/JohnerEstateHummingWirePinotNoir2023.jpg?v=1783927778","url":"https:\/\/stolencellar.co.nz\/products\/johner-estate-humming-wire-pinot-noir","provider":"Stolen Cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}