Dog Point Vineyard is situated in the Wairau Valley, the major grape growing region of New Zealand. It combines the considerable wine growing experience of Ivan and Margaret Sutherland and James and Wendy Healy, formerly of the famous Cloudy Bay winery. The philosophy of Dog Point Wines is total involvement by the partners from the vineyard through the wine making process to marketing regionally distinctive and vineyard expressive wines.
The 2023 Dog Point Pinot Noir is a refined, organic expression of Marlborough’s clay-rich hillsides. It features a vibrant bouquet of rose, violets, and crunchy red berries, underscored by a savoury hint of dried herbs and brown spices. On the palate, it is succulent and supple, balancing deep red cherry flavours with silky, fine-boned tannins. This elegant, medium-bodied wine offers excellent structural finesse, making it approachable now or suitable for cellaring over the next decade.
