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    2022 Sato Wines La Ferme de Sato 'Sur les Nuages' Pinot Noir

    • $79.00

    About the Wine

    No.11 - Top 100 Wines of New Zealand 2024

    "The aromas and flavors are marked with dried-strawberry, nutmeg, bark and mushroom character. Tar too. This is structured, showing fine tannins that give a beautiful mouthfeel and tension. Medium-bodied with a dusty texture in the finish and a long and thoughtful ending. Rather ethereal and energetic. Drink now or hold." - 97 points, JamesSuckling.com

    The 2022 "Sur Les Nuages" Pinot Noir comes from the Sato Pisa Vineyard on alluvial, sandy or silt loam soil with schist and quartz gravel. Grapes harvested by hand between March 22 and April 9, 2022. Following a natural yeast fermentation that included 14% whole bunch and 26-29 days on skins, the wine matured for 19 months in French oak barrels (10% new oak) before being bottled on December 15, 2023, without fining or filtration.

    True to its natural winemaking philosophy, no pesticides, herbicides, systemic fungicides, or inorganic fertilizers were used in the vineyard, and the only additive in the finished wine is a minimal 15 mg/L of sulfites added before bottling. This limited production resulted in just 6,842 bottles.

    About Sato 

    Sato Wines, founded by husband and wife Yoshiaki and Kyoko Sato, is one of New Zealand’s most compelling wine producers. After studying viticulture at Lincoln University in 2006, the couple trained at Felton Road and with European greats like Philippe Pacalet and Jean-Yves Bizot, grounding their approach in tradition. They launched Sato Wines in 2009, initially as a négoce project, and began planting their own vineyard, La Ferme de Sato, in 2016. Completed in 2019, their minimalist winery in Central Otago reflects their commitment to biodynamic and organic practices.

    Region: Central Otago

    Country: New Zealand

    Vintage: 2022

    Size: 750ml

    ABV: 13.8%

    Closure: Screwcap