Montana wins Supreme Pinot Noir Award
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MEDIA RELEASE 6 June 2008
Montana wins Supreme Pinot Noir Award
Montana Terraces “T” Marlborough Pinot Noir 2006 was the supreme award winner at the inaugural Discover Pinot Noir
Awards announced on Thursday 5th June at the event held at Christchurch Casino.
The Discover Pinot Noir Awards recognise the extraordinary quality of Pinot Noir varieties made from 100% New Zealand
grapes and highlight the excellence of New Zealand Pinot Noir.
An expert panel of three well respected wine judges, Terry Copeland, Jim Harre and Lynnette Hudson, completed their
tasting of more than 60 high calibre Pinot Noir wines of which, six were chosen to be awarded a gold medal.
Montana Terraces Marlborough Pinot Noir 2006 and Stoneleigh Rapaura Series Marlborough Pinot Noir 2007 both received
gold medals with the supreme award winning wine being Montana Terraces Marlborough Pinot Noir 2006.
An elated Patrick Materman, Montana’s Regional Winemaker was thrilled with the recognition, commenting, “We're delighted
that amongst a serious line up of New Zealand's best Pinot Noirs, the Montana Terraces Marlborough Pinot Noir 2006 took
the Supreme Award. This reinforces our belief that with the Brancott Terraces block, we have an amazing vineyard site.
As the vines are maturing, each year the wines are becoming more complete, showing great concentration but also elegance
and poise.”
“It's still early days for Pinot Noir in New Zealand, but already we're seeing glimpses of brilliance. In a number of
regions, we're blessed with fabulous climate and soils to satisfy this most fussy variety. Most importantly, there is
the passion, the obsession to make great Pinot Noir, for without this human element, great Pinot Noir would never be
made,” says Patrick.
Montana Terraces Marlborough Pinot Noir 2006 RRP $35.95
Largely sourced from a stunning terraced hillside on the Brancott Terraces near the head of the Fairhall Valley, this
flagship wine represents the finest Pinot Noir from Marlborough under the Montana label, Letter Series wine range. It
shows intense concentration of flavours with complexity and a harmonious balance between richness of fruit and silky
tannins.
Award Winning Montana Terraces Marlborough Pinot Noir 2006
Supreme Award Discover Pinot Noir Awards 2008
Gold Air New Zealand Wine Show 2007
Blue-Gold Sydney International Wine Competition 2008
Silver International Wine Challenge UK 2008
Silver Royal Easter Wine Awards 2008
Silver Liquorland Top 100 2007
The Discover Pinot Noir Awards follow on from the annual South Island Sauvignon Blanc Awards.
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