High Garden Vineyard Gibbston Pinot Noir 2025

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Vintage: 2025

Country: New Zealand

Harvest Date:

Region: Central Otago

Sub Region: Gibbston, single vineyard

Alcohol: 13.5%

Residual Sugar:

Maker: Robin Tedder, Master of Wine, Vigneron

Situated on the hillside at between 450 and 497 metres of altitude, High Garden is one of the highest vineyards in Gibbston, Central Otago’s coolest sub-region. It has great exposure to long sunshine hours. During the critical ripening month of April, High Garden has sunshine for up to 90 minutes after sunrise before it reaches the bottom of the valley. The vineyard slopes down towards the north, allowing for the free draining of both air, which minimises frost risk, and water; although the vines are now dry land farmed.
Pinot Noir clones 777 and 5.

30% whole-bunch.
Aged 10 months in 25% new French oak.

Unfined and unfiltered. Vegan.

The wine exhibits a beguiling aroma of both red and black fruits with dried herbs. This characteristic is unique in the Pinot world, identifying Gibbston immediately. With a deep purple scarlet colour, the wine is rich with layers of fine grape tannins in support. The naturally fine acids typical of Gibbston are present in the background, giving the wine backbone and length. Capable of development over decades the 2025 High Garden, like all the great Pinots, is delicious now. This vintage further demonstrates the consistency of this warm and sunny, distinguished vineyard site.

Open the bottle just before service at 16 - 18 degrees Celcius.

From today until 2040. A wine to enjoy today (with aeration) and for a very long time.

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