Pinot Noir
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Typically best enjoyed within 1 to 5 years from the vintage release to appreciate its vibrant fruit character and fresh, elegant structure.
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Roast duck breast, grilled salmon, and wild mushroom risotto.
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Oyster Bay was one of the pioneering wineries that defined the modern New Zealand wine industry, capturing the world's attention in the early 1990s. While Marlborough is globally famous for Sauvignon Blanc, its cool maritime climate, abundant sunshine, and ancient alluvial river valleys also provide an ideal terroir for Pinot Noir. Oyster Bay's Pinot Noir is crafted to showcase the vibrant, elegant side of the grape. The fruit is sourced from select vineyards in the Wairau and Awatere Valleys, where warm days and cool nights preserve natural acidity and intense varietal aromatics. Gentle crushing, cold soaking, and fermentation in open-top fermenters, followed by aging in a combination of French oak barriques and stainless steel, result in a wine defined by fragrant red cherry, sweet plum, and delicate spice notes.
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Established with its inaugural, award-winning 1990 vintage by the Delegat family, Oyster Bay has become one of New Zealand's most globally recognized wine brands. Based in the renowned cool-climate regions of Marlborough and Hawke's Bay, the winery focuses on capturing the vibrant, fruit-forward intensity of the local terroir through state-of-the-art winemaking. Oyster Bay is celebrated for its defining, crisp Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, alongside elegant expressions of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Merlot, all crafted to showcase the expressive purity of New Zealand's unique maritime climate.