Mahi Pinot Noir, Marlborough (2023) Gift one of Central Otago's original

one of Central Otago's original estates in the far south of New Zealand

and it has spent its short life proving it's more than a famous name - made at a family-owned distillery in Jalisco from 100% Blue Weber agave

decanted an hour ahead if you're opening it young

who pioneered hillside planting and dry farming long before they were fashionable

Aconcagua is a warm valley

Mahi Pinot Noir, Marlborough (2023) Gift one of Central Otago's originalMahi "our work" in Maori is the project of Brian Bicknell, who returned to Marlborough in the 1990s convinced its valleys were being flattened into one regional style. His answer was to chase the character of individual sites rather than blend it away, and the wines made his name for exactly that. This Pinot Noir draws on two contrasting vineyards: the cooler Fareham Road end of Twin Valleys, which gives the wine its firm, fine grained structure, and