2022 Mora Pinot Noir

95 pts
A refined, estate-grown Pinot from Mora’s Bannockburn vineyards – ripe fruit, fine structure and a clear example of this young producer’s precise, vineyard-first style.

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Sale price$57.00
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Description

Mora is a relatively new name in Central Otago but already one to take seriously, crafting detailed, vineyard-driven wines from organically farmed sites around Bannockburn and Pisa. This 2022 Pinot Noir comes mainly from the Felton Terraces vineyard, with a smaller portion from Cairnmuir, giving a mix of richness, fragrance and drive.

The fruit was hand-harvested and destemmed into stainless steel vats, with a third of the ferments wild and the rest inoculated. After 27–32 days on skins, the wine was pressed and aged for 10 months in French oak, 20% new, before blending and bottling.

It’s bright and pure, with ripe plum, blue fruit and gentle spice over a smooth, silky frame. The oak sits quietly in the background, letting the fruit and site do the work. Modern, composed Bannockburn Pinot made by a team clearly focused on balance and detail.

Bob Campbell MW

Bob Campbell MW

The Real Review 95 Points

From Mora's Bannockburn vineyards. Pronounced floral flavours with cherry/berry, vanilla, spicy oak and fresh herbs with wild thyme flavours adding extra interest and complexity. Appealing and accessible wine.


Our Mora 2022 Pinot Noir is sourced from our Bannockburn vineyards - 84% Felton Terraces and 16% Cairnmuir. Alluring blue and violet fruit, delicious ripe plums, fragrant with a lovely purity. The palate offers good density, silky tannins, subtle oak and nice length. Finishes with a kick of red fruit and fine tannin. A classic example of a well-made Central Otago Pinot Noir.

Hand harvested Pinot Noir, destemmed into stainless steel vats. One-third wild fermentation, two-thirds inoculated. On skins for 27 - 32 days, pressed gently into barrel for malolactic fermentation. Aged in barrel for 10 months (20% new French oak) before blending and bottling.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Light Bodied
Variety Pinot Noir
Country New Zealand
Region Central Otago
Reviewed By The Real Review
Wine Pilot
Critic Score 95
Alcohol 13.5%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2022
Closure Screw Cap

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