2024 Estate Series Pinot Noir
From the ancient riverbed soils of Marlborough’s upper Wairau Valley comes a Pinot Noir that doesn’t just talk the talk — it struts. Bold yet elegant, Misty Cove’s Estate Pinot Noir channels the raw beauty of our beautiful region into something seriously stunning. We're really proud if this one.
Think ripe cherries, strawberries, and a whisper of plum, wrapped in silky tannins and just enough oak to keep things interesting. Hand-picked, hand-plunged, and aged 10 years in oak barriques to perfection, this is Pinot with personality — fresh, juicy, and unapologetically Marlborough.
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Perfect pairing
This wine is a perfect companion to a variety of flavourful dishes, such as roasted duck, savoury mushroom risotto, grilled salmon, or your Sunday night lamb roast. It also shines as a crowd-pleaser for your al fresco summer lunches, beautifully complementing a charcuterie and cheese board.
Winemaking
The 2024 vintage in Marlborough delivered exceptional conditions for Pinot Noir, with a warm, dry season allowing for extended ripening and outstanding fruit concentration. The fruit was hand-picked at optimal ripeness. Each parcel was then fermented in small, open-top fermenters and hand plunged up to three times daily to ensure thorough tannin and colour extraction from the skins. The wine was then gently pressed and aged in oak barriques for ten months, further enhancing its structure and complexity, before being bottled in early summer. The result is a Pinot Noir of remarkable balance, intensity, and elegance.
Expert Opinions
2024 Vintage
Gold Medal
Dish Magazine
"A powerful wine for one so young. Ultra-pretty and packed with plump cherry, berries and baking spices on the nose and palate lead the way to layers of liquorice, dark, savoury layers, loveheart lollies, black tea and revealing slight salinity on the finish. The tannins are deliciously chewy and accentuate its length of flavour."
2024 Vintage
92 Points | Premium
Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
"Very bright red ruby hues with a pink rim lead to a vibrant and fruity bouquet of raspberry, boysenberry and plums. Refreshing and new with a whole berry carbonic quality then berry flavours that reflect the bouquet. Fine fruit tannins and acidity add texture freshness to a youthful and vibrant palate."
2024 Vintage
93 Points (5 Stars)
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
"This immediately appeals to the nose, showing dark plum, sweet cherry, olive, and toasted almond characters. The palate offers succulent fruit flavours with spicy nuances, splendidly complemented by supple texture and finely integrated tannins, making it highly enjoyable."
2023 Vintage
Gold Medal
New World Wine Awards | 95 points
Misty Cove was founded on the mantra “Wine for Good Times,” creating serious wines without pretension. This plush and fragrant wine is made from mature Wairau Valley vines. Judges were in awe of the power of this Pinot Noir, celebrating the complex nose, silky palate and delicious fruit weight.
2023 Vintage
93 Points (5 Stars)
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
"It's sweetly ripe and brightly expressed on the nose with red cherry, wild strawberry, rich floral and warm spice aromas. The palate delivers beautifully rounded mouthfeel together with supple texture and finely pitched tannins, finishing lingering and silky. At its best: now to 2028."
2023 Vintage
92 Points | Premium
Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
"Very bright appearance with ruby and purple highlights lead to a bouquet of variety and youth. Aromas of red and dark skinned cherry fruits, boysenberry and red plums, plenty of fruit spice with some barrel toast qualities. A dry fleshy and fruity wine touches the palate first, flavours reflect the bouquet then tannins and acidity set the frame in place. Taut and dry, youthful, salivating and trim. A wine that needs some cellar time to settle in properly to then showcase its true self."
2023 Vintage
Gold Medal
China Wines and Spirits Awards 2024
2023 Vintage
90 Points
Savory and juicy with sliced cooked strawberries and some flowers. Medium body. Fruity at the end. Shows pinot character.