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2018 Right Hand Pinot Noir, Paddy Borthwick

2018 Right Hand Pinot Noir, Paddy Borthwick

Gladstone, Wairarapa, New Zealand

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The 2018 Right Hand Pinot Noir is the more instinctive, flowing half of the Borthwick duo. It leans into cherry, plum, redcurrant, earth, spice and a gentle savoury warmth, with a darker fruit profile than the Left Hand and a silkier, more open feel.

On the palate, it is supple and fruit-driven, with ripe plum and cherry carried by fine tannins and a smooth, earthy finish. There is spice and depth, but the pleasure is in its natural ease: generous without becoming heavy, polished without losing its Wairarapa freshness.

For when
The good Pinot comes out before the main course has even reached the table.

Pairs with
Roast chicken, duck breast, pork fillet, lamb rump, mushroom risotto, grilled salmon or beetroot and goats’ cheese tart.

Borthwick Estate is a family-owned Gladstone vineyard with deep farming roots and a clear sense of place. The Right Hand bottling reflects Paddy Borthwick’s own intuitive, thoughtful style, selected from premium parcels of the estate and made in tiny quantities alongside the Left Hand Pinot Noir. Together, they show two personalities from the same Wairarapa vineyard, each with its own rhythm and charm.

Whats in the bottle
100% Pinot Noir

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The Left and Right Hand Pinot Noirs represent the different personalities of our winemaking team in both the vineyard and the winery.

Left-Handed winemaker Briony Carnachan (logical, creative and precise) and right-handed Vigneron Paddy Borthwick (intuitive, impulsive and thoughtful) have each selected a premium parcel of grapes they believe to be the finest expression of the Borthwick Estate Vineyard.
Applying their own individual winemaking nuances, with much tasting, lively debate, and careful barrel selection, Briony and Paddy have produced two distinct wines of 1730 bottles each.

Produced in only the best seasons, these wines display expressions of Pinot Noir as much as the winemakers themselves.

Temperature-controlled fermentation using only natural yeasts, combined with hand plunging to optimise the fruit and tannin balance.
Following extended post-ferment maceration on skins, the wine was drained and pressed to barrel. Rigorous barrel selection and blending are followed by minimal fining and filtration prior to bottling.