2020 SINGLE VINEYARD

OTQ PINOT NOIR

Pinot Noir reveals its deeper brooding side.

Violet, poached plum and stewed tamarillo notes overlay darker hints of blackberry and vanilla compote. The nose is completed by lovely smoky, earthy spice and hints of cocoa and cinnamon from the French oak barriques. Generous and juicy on the palate, this Pinot Noir has an elegant structure embracing a beautiful balance of berry fruit and savoury flavours. Smoky oak and firm, spicy tannins leading to a long, dry finish.

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Made 'On The Quiet', the powerful 2020 vintage (5*) was grown in the Wrekin Vineyard, in the Southern Valleys. Deep ruby, it is mouthfilling and youthful, with bold, rich, berryish, spicy flavours, savoury notes adding complexity, and a fairly firm finish. Full of cellaring potential, it should break into full stride from 2024+.

5 STARS | MICHAEL COOPER

100% Wrekin Vineyard sourced. Complex, pure, bright, fresh and inviitng. Aromas and flavours of darker berries, toastier, spicier oak, (Francois Frerre, 30% ish), dark roses and violets, a mix of vanilla and clove spices, warm and generous, inviting and complex. Tannins deliver a mealy, fine chalky mouthfeel. A wine that delivers on aroma, flavour and texture persistently and consistently. Delicious and complex. Drink from 2022 through 2028+.

95 POINTS | CAMERON DOUGLAS, MASTER SOMMELIER

TASTE THE WINE WITH JULES

"Dense...bright...boysenberries and black doris plums..." Listen to Jules describe the flavours in the On The Quiet Pinot Noir.

Lamb Cutlets, Beetroot skordalia and black salsa verde, with a bottle of Jules Taylor OTQ PInot Noir in the background.

FOOD MATCH

This bold pinot noir suits flavoursome meat such as lamb, duck, boar and venison. Mushrooms, beetroot and eggplant compliment well as vegetarian options.

Try French lamb rack with beetroot skordalia and black garlic salsa verde.

OTQ PINOT NOIR WINEMAKING

Jules Taylor’s OTQ wines are a challenge to conventional winemaking interpretations of Marlborough signature varieties, as well as a personal indulgence for Jules.

Here Jules explains the winemaking techniques she uses for the OTQ Pinot Noir.

For vintage specific details download the winemaker's notes in the section below.

VINEYARD NOTES

The grapes for this Pinot Noir were grown organically and biodynamically on the Wrekin Vineyard which lies in Marlborough’s Brancott Valley. Positioned on northwestern facing slopes, set in deep clay soils, this charming little vineyard was carefully managed to provide a very low-yielding, highly concentrated crop of a mix of quality Pinot Noir clones: 115, 667, 777, 10/5 and Abel.

WINEMAKERS NOTES

Jules Taylor’s OTQ wines are a challenge to conventional winemaking interpretations of Marlborough signature varieties, as well as a personal indulgence for Jules.