Arohanui Pinot Noir 2024

This wine bears the artwork Arohanui by Ralph Hotere (1931-2013), one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most celebrated and respected artists. Inspired by his Les Saintes-Maries-de-lar-Mer works, the heart-and-cross motif reflects themes of love, care and connection - a fitting expression of this hand-crafted wine made with aroha for those closest to us. Hotere first designed this label as a commission for the wedding of his great friend Roger Wall, also a great friend of Palliser founder Richard Riddiford - a marriage being the ultimate illustration of arohanui. Today we are honoured to share it once again.

A very limited release, the Arohanui Pinot Noir 2024 is the inaugural wine created exclusively for our Estate Club members.

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Deep and brooding aromas of dusky florals, black cherries, Kirsch, backstrap liquorice and a kiss of nutty French oak. The palate is opulent and powerful with layers of sweet cherries and liquorice spice, incredibly fine tannins and a charming combination of sweet fruit and savoury complexity. A serious and sultry Pinot Noir that is as rarefied as it is rare.

A perfect match for duck, Chinese roast pork or prime beef and will improve with age through to 2036+.