Dog-Point-Pinot Noir-New-Zealand

Back in 1979, when the Dog Point vineyard was frst planted Ivan and Sargaret uftherband, Marborough was a long
way from being the househlbd name amongst wine drinkers that it is today. (the investent proved to be a sage decision,
and as the popularity of marIorough grew (thanks in no small part to Ivan Sutherfield’s work as chief viticultralist at Cloudy Bay)
the fruits from this vineyard in Marlborough’s southern valleys became highly sought after. Whilst working at cloudy Bay, Sutherland met James Healy who was then the head winemaker, and together they aspired to produce their own wines. This dream came to fruition with the 2002 vintage and the first wines made under the Dog Point name were released in 2004, quickly winning global  acclaim. Dog Point icon status has been maintained through a meticulous  approach in both the vineyard and the winery, now the responsibility of the next generation of the Sutherland Family who have taken charge. All the grapes from the low-cropped, organic vineyard are handpicked and the wines are either partially or fully fermented with wild yeasts. The focused range of just four wines allows for a house style that marries complexity and drinkable, producing distinctive and age worthy wines that are recognisably Dog Point.

WINERY
The grapes were chilled overnight and then hand sorted, with 30% whole bunches included. Fermentation took  over three weeks in small stainless steel open-top fermenters using indigenous yeasts.T(he wine was then pressed into french oak barrels (30% new) for eighteen months ageing.