Wild Irishman Alexandra Pinot Noir 2024
Regular price $85.00 Save $-85.00Tasting Notes
The 2024 Wild Irishman Alexandra Single Vineyard Pinot Noir captures the clarity and precision that define this subregion. It opens with a rush of sweet red fruits, raspberry and rhubarb layered over vanilla and soft custard notes. There’s an aromatic generosity here, lifted by a gentle hint of eucalypt and sweet oak, making the wine feel open and expressive from the first pour.
On the palate, it’s broad and juicy, with vibrant fruit carrying through seamlessly. The tannins are finely shaped, giving just the right amount of grip, while the acidity remains fresh and balanced. What sets this wine apart is its mineral edge, a flinty tautness that builds towards the finish. It’s a hallmark of Alexandra, where schist and sandy gravel soils lend both structure and a savoury, stony quality that underpins the fruit.
This release shows real presence and progression. It’s immediately drinkable, yet holds a quiet depth that promises to reward time in the bottle. A confident, site-driven Pinot that reflects the precision of both vineyard and vintage.
Only 5000 bottles produced
Service
Open this bottle 1 - 2 hours before, if possible at 14 - 16 degrees Celsius. If you can't wait 1 - 2 hours, pour the wine into a carafe or a decanter for immediate pleasure.
Cellaring
Enjoy now or up to 2034+.
Pairings
Entrée: Smoked kahawai rillettes with pickled rhubarb & rye toasts
Main: Charred eggplant with harissa lentils, roast carrot & pomegranate molasses
Dessert: Vanilla bean panna cotta with raspberry coulis & almond tuille
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- Vintage:
- 2024
- Country:
- New Zealand
- Region:
- Central Otago
- Sub Region:
- Alexandra
- Alcohol:
- 13.5
- Maker:
- Alan Brady & Brian Shaw
- Maker Notes:
- Aged for 11 months in 25% new French oak. 100% Handpicked and de-stemmed.
- Growing Conditions:
- Soil Type: Alluvial gravel Pruning Method: Cane Pruned VSP Clones: 114 & 777
Please find shipping information below for New Zealand and the rest of the world. Prices are live from 1st January 2025. Please note that all our shipping costs include all taxes and duties (i.e. no other shipping or taxes will be incurred).
Wine club members please contact your wine advisor to discuss your rates.
New Zealand
Shipping calculated on check out, shipping rates are per case (1 case = up to 12 bottles).
North Island
- Please allow 5 to 7 working days for delivery. Add an extra day or 2 for rural deliveries.
South Island
- Please allow 3 to 7 working days for delivery. Add an extra day or 2 for rural deliveries.
Australia
- NZ$125 for 1 to 15 bottles
- NZ$250 for 16 to 30 bottles
- NZ$375 for 31 to 45 bottles
- For more quantities, please send an email to wine@kinross.nz
- Please allow 3 to 6 weeks for delivery.
USA
For most states:
- NZ$240 for 1 to 15 bottles
- NZ$480 for 16 to 30 bottles
For Alaska / Hawaii:
- NZ$340 for 1 to 15 bottles
- NZ$680 for 16 to 30 bottles
For Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, South Dakota, Utah, Michigan:
- NZ$570 for 1 to 15 bottles
- NZ$1,140 for 16 to 30 bottles
For more quantities to any state, please send an email to wine@kinross.nz
Please allow 4 to 9 weeks for delivery.
United Kingdom
- NZ$265 for 1 to 15 bottles
- NZ$530 for 16 to 30 bottles
- For more quantities, please send an email to wine@kinross.nz
- Please allow 10 to 15 weeks for delivery.
- Same rates for Scotland.
- Add $50 per case for Ireland, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and Outer Islands.
Europe
- We are able to ship 1-12 bottles to Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland.
- For more information on rates, please send an email to wine@kinross.nz
- Please allow 2 to 4 weeks for delivery.
Hong Kong
- NZ$120 for 1 to 15 bottles
- NZ$240 for 16 to 30 bottles
- For more quantities, please send an email to wine@kinross.nz
- Please allow 4 to 9 weeks for delivery.
Singapore
- NZ$325 for 1 to 15 bottles
- NZ$650 for 16 to 30 bottles
- For more quantities, please send an email to wine@kinross.nz
- Please allow 3 to 6 weeks for delivery.
China
- We have some great 6 pack options available for shipping to China.
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- Please allow 2 to 4 weeks for delivery.
Japan
- NZ$370 for 1 to 15 bottles
- NZ$740 for 16 to 30 bottles
- For more quantities, please send an email to wine@kinross.nz
- Please allow 3 to 6 weeks for delivery.
South Korea
- NZ$506 for 1 to 9 bottles
- For more quantities, please send an email to wine@kinross.nz
- Please allow 3 to 6 weeks for delivery.
Terms and Conditions
There are no refunds available once we have dispatched the wine to you. We do not refund if the wine is faulty after opening. If your order has been packed incorrectly or is not what you paid for please let us know within 7 days of delivery so we can repack and send you the correct wine.
Kinross will make every effort to ensure that your wine is shipped to your door quickly and efficiently, and on the above timetable. However, we rely on third parties to undertake delivery, and as such delivery dates cannot be guaranteed. If you require delivery within time frames less than the above, please send an email to wine@kinross.nz and our team will try our best to complete the order in the time frame requested. This may increase delivery costs, and we will advise you if this is the case.
- Vintage:
- 2024
- Country:
- New Zealand
- Region:
- Central Otago
- Sub Region:
- Alexandra
- Alcohol:
- 13.5
- Maker:
- Alan Brady & Brian Shaw
- Maker Notes:
- Aged for 11 months in 25% new French oak. 100% Handpicked and de-stemmed.
- Growing Conditions:
- Soil Type: Alluvial gravel Pruning Method: Cane Pruned VSP Clones: 114 & 777
