NEW PINOT NOIR FROM INVIVO X, SARAH JESSICA PARKER

Invivo X, SJP Pinot Noir is a beautiful style of Pinot Noir from Marlborough, New Zealand, personally tasted and blended by SJP and Invivo Cofounders Tim Lightbourne and Rob Cameron.

Tasting Notes

Bright garnet red with a vibrant purple hue in the glass. Aromas of dark cherry compote are interwoven with leather and holiday spices. The palate is broad and mouth-filling, with sweet plum and cherry flavors dominating. The finish is creamy with hints of toasty oak while the palate is completed with fine and supple tannins and a fresh acidity.

“A freshy and tangy Pinot Noir with slices strawberries and orange peel and some stone undertones. Medium-bodied with fine tannings and a crisp and delicious finish. Drink Now.”- James Suckling

Vineyards
Invivo X, SJP Pinot Noir is from the famed clays of Marlborough's Southern Valleys, with a dash of Awatere River drama. Our Wairau Southern Valley block is a steep, north-facing vineyard of silt loam over clay. The Awatere Valley block is close to seaview and right on the elevated banks of the Awatere River, with soils offering a fine loam with modest gravel and a cool climate.

Winemaking
Hand-harvested fruit was de-stemmed into small open fermenters and left to cold-soak for around 7-10 days until the musts warmed enough for indigenous yeasts to initiate fermentation. The small parcels were then hand-plunged three times daily and left on skins for up to three weeks post-fermentation. The lightly-pressed young wines were then transferred under gravity to new (35%) and seasoned French oak barriques (65%). The wine was left to undergo malolactic fermentation in the last months of 2022, with blending early 2023.