2022 Marlborough Pinot Noir, Framingham

• Style: Perfumed, restrained cool-climate Pinot Noir
• Taste: Dark cherry, raspberry, earth, spice, flint minerality
• Food: Roast chicken, braised beef, charcuterie, mushrooms
• Occasion: Weeknight dinner, Sunday lunch
• Serve: 13.5% ABV, organic, vegan-friendly

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Dark cherry and raspberry open the nose, but the wine's true character lives in its savoury undercurrent: earth, spice, and flint-like minerality drawn from the gravelly soils of Renwick and clay subregions across the Wairau and Waihopai Valleys. At 13.5% alcohol with bright acidity, the structure feels weightless, the tannins so woven through they barely register. This is restraint and depth in the same glass.

The Winery — Framingham

Since launching in 1994, Framingham has built a reputation on hand-selected parcels from their 19.5 hectare certified organic estate vineyard and other carefully chosen sites. Andrew Brown, head winemaker since January 2020, brings seven years' prior experience at Framingham alongside consulting work in Oregon and Alsace—expertise in cool-climate winemaking that shows in every detail. For the 2022 vintage, his team vinified separate parcels using indigenous yeast, layering in 15% whole-bunch fermentation for savoury lift. Ten months in mostly seasoned French oak keeps the fruit centre-stage; the wood frames rather than dominates. Despite February botrytis pressure, careful hand-harvesting and selective thinning yielded prime fruit that drinks beautifully now and will continue to evolve.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This is a wine built for the table. Roasted chicken, braised beef, mushroom dishes, truffle-touched pasta, and aged charcuterie all find their match in its savoury depth and bright red fruit. Weeknight dinners and Sunday lunches both benefit from its approachable restraint—no pretension, just reliable pleasure. Organic and vegan-friendly, it sits happily alongside the rest of our Marlborough selection and our broader New Zealand offering. Explore the Pinot Noir range to discover how cool-climate viticulture achieves such depth.