Corofin Settlement Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022 (1 Bottle), Marlborough NZ

The 20-year-old Settlement Vineyard is located on the slopes of the Omaka Valley to the south of Marlborough’s Wairau Plains. The fruit for this bottling hails from a tiny sliver of vines at the top of the vineyard’s east slope, a clay-rich parcel planted at 4,000 vines per hectare (all 777 clone). It’s medium-bodied, quite fresh and slightly sappy, with fine dusty tannin grip, cherry pip and blood orange, with a lively and fragrant finish of excellent length.