Black Cottage Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020
Black Cottage Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020 is a dry, light-bodied red from Pinot Noir (Marlborough, New Zealand), in the light, fresh reds style. Tannins are soft and acidity fresh; oak influence is some. Good with duck, salmon, roast chicken, charcuterie. Sustainable farming is mentioned by the merchant.
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bercher, Burkheimer Spätburgunder Village - Half-bottle 2017 Bercher · Baden | £16.60 | |||
| Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Domaine Du Bicheron 2022 Domaine du Bicheron · Burgundy | £17.50 | |||
| Bottega Vinai Pinot Nero 2022 Cavit · Trentino | £16.25 | |||
| Castillo Monjardin Pinot Noir, El Cerezo, Navarra 2023 Castillo de Monjardin · Navarra | £16.20 |
As a family run winery, sustainability is at the core of the Black Cottage ethos - they focus on sustainable, small-batch winemaking and are part of the Sustainable Winegrowers New Zealand programme. David Clouston - founder of the Black Cottage Winery - worked for a number of years at wineries in the USA, France, Spain and Chile before returning to his native Marlborough. He now lives in a wooden cottage in the Wairau Valley that is painted black, after which the winery is named. At the end of 2019 Black Cottage implemented light weight bottles, designed to reduce the carbon footprint of transportation.