2008 Pinot Noir is available now
Tasting Notes
Our 2008 Maori Point Pinot Noir was made with a wild yeast ferment to add complexity to its aroma and taste. It is bright ruby in colour, and softly textured with cherry and plum flavours, a savoury background, and subtle oak influences. The wine has a smooth mouth-feel with good fruit weight and tannin structure. Ready for drinking now , with good cellaring potential.
Residual sugar, 0; pH 3.59; titratable acidity 6.4; alcohol 14.6%
Michael Cooper Review (shortly after bottling)
Already delicious, yet offering some cellaring potential, this softly textured red was grown at Tarras and matured in French oak barriques (one-third new.) Ruby-hued, with a floral bouquet, it has very good depth of ripe cherry/plum flavours, gentle tannins and some savoury complexity.
2006 Pinot Noir has developed well with bottle age and is available now
Tasting Notes
Intensely coloured, rich red with deep purple tones. The nose has floral notes with violets, raspberries and cherries. On the palate, complex fruits intermingle with some toasty oak. Full-bodied structure with a smooth mouth-feel and firm tannins with good fruit weight and structure that lasts through to the back palate.
Wine Orbit Review: Maori Point Pinot Noir 2006 
91/100
"A beautifully perfumed nose displaying ripe black cherries and well-integrated spicy oak. The palate is focused with a solid mid-palate and firm tannins balancing the opulent fruit characters. A bold style of Pinot well suited to rich, savoury dishes."
Michael Cooper Review
Developing well with bottle age, this is a mouthfilling, vibrantly fruity wine with full, youthful colour, satisfying depth of firm, cherryish, plummy flavours and savoury, spicy notes adding complexity. Grown at Tarras, it's a tightly structured red, worth cellaring to 2009-10.
- Michael Cooper
Maori Point Pinot Noir Rosé 2008, available now
Grapes from our vineyard block 3, exclusively PInot Noir clone 10/5, were selected for our 2008 Rosé. 10/5 is the classic Central Otago Pinot Noir clone, characterised by higher acid levels and late ripening. Grapes were left to hang for full ripening and then hand-picked. The fruit was crushed and left with the skins to gain a rich Rosé colour before pressing and fermenting in stainless steel vats.
Michael Cooper's tasting notes
Maori Point Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2008 ****
Pale pink, with enticing, strawberryish aromas, this is a mouthfilling rosé with strong berry/spice flavours, a hint of apricots, and excellent freshness, harmony and length. A single-vineyard wine, grown at Tarras, it's delicious now.
- Michael Cooper
Maori Point 2006 Pinot Noir Rosé was released in September 2006, and has now sold out
We have followed the development of this wine in our library stock. It continues to develop with bottle age, tasting even more intense. Our Rosés clearly cellar well and merit being kept.
2008 Pinot Gris was released in October 2008, available now
Tasting notes
A rich dry aromatic Pinot Gris with a lovely fragrance of citrus, spices and Nashi pears. The palate is well structured with generous nectarines, citrus and pears and a crisp mineral finish. The wine was partly fermented in oak barrels to add complexity. Best served lightly chilled to accompany food or as an aperitif.
Michael Cooper Review
Maori Point Central Otago Pinot Gris 2008 ****
Still youthful, this weighty, single-vineyard wine was grown at Tarras and made with a small proportion of barrel fermentation. Pale, it has mouthfilling body, with strong, peachy, spicy flavours woven with fresh acidity and a smooth, finely balanced, long finish. Drink 2009-10.
- Michael Cooper
Maori Point 2007 Pinot Gris has now sold out
John Harris and Marilyn Duxson, 413 Maori Point Road, Tarras
