A Thousand Gods Love Letter Pinot Noir 2022

A Thousand Gods Love Letter Pinot Noir 2022

A Thousand Gods
$30.00

Grape: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2022
Type: Rosé

Sourced from the biodynamically farmed Churton Vineyard in Marlborough, this bottle represents a light-red or deep rosé interpretation of pinot noir. Winemakers Simon Schmidt and Lauren de Luca draw on their extensive Old World experience to guide the native fermentation without synthetic adjustments. The hand-picked grapes are handled gently to avoid heavy extraction, highlighting structural freshness over dark color. The final wine is bottled unfiltered and unfined with no added sulfites.

It radiates a bright, translucent cherry-pink color and opens with fragrant aromas of fresh raspberry, wild strawberry, and subtle violets. The palate is light-bodied and energetic, driven by a crisp, vertical wave of oceanic acidity. Savory undertones of dried herbs and fine spice give the bright red fruit a grounded character. The mouthfeel is delicate yet persistent, supported by soft, unassuming tannins. It finishes completely dry and mouthwatering, leaving a clean mineral trace.

After spending a decade making wine in the Cahors region of South-West France, as well
as collectively working over forty vintages across nine different countries; Simon and Lauren have returned back to New Zealand to make wine under their own label ‘A Thousand Gods’. Their aim is to make wines they can call their own, both representative of site, yet in their own way, surprisingly unique.
Working closely with their biodynamic grower in the Waihopai Valley of Marlborough, meticulously farmed grapes are hand-picked and undergo wild fermentation. No additions, fining or filtration processes are used. Instead, thoughtful guidance into becoming wines that are generous and approachable, yet
also complex and cellar-worthy.
Their name is inspired by an expression in Occitan 'miladiou' (mille-dieux in French). Occitan was the language spoken in the south of France prior to French, and certain dialects of Occitan can still be heard in rural areas of southern France today, although the language is gradually dying out. “Miladiou!” is an exclamation of surprise that can be used in a myriad of situations and an English equivalent would be Blimey! or Holy Cow! but it literally translates as “A Thousand Gods!”