Tiki Black Label is the flagship Pinot Noir  for Tiki Wines. This is Tiki’s finest Pinot Noir made from grapes farmed organically and naturally  and then harvested at optimum ripeness to capture the intense fruit flavours. The  grapes are hand-crafted by our winemaker  to produce wines of exceptional quality  and character.

Colour: Deep ruby

Nose: This refined cool climate wine has complex varietal characteristic and flavors of ripe berries and cherry fruit with delicate perfumed notes. A classic Central Otago Pinot Noir nose – wild thyme, undergrowth and crumbly schist soil notes combine with dark red cherry and wood spices of cedar and light incense

Palate: Well balanced acidity and fine structured tannins will ensure good cellaring for the next 3-5 years Dry, spicy – cedar and cinnamon then dark cherry, ripe cranberry and craisin and sweet baking spices. Long wood spice and fruit finish. Med bodied with moderate impact smooth tannins - a very easy drink. Well made.

TIKI is a hand carved Maori treasure which, when gifted, bestows good fortune and love on others. We craft our wine for you with that same spirit in mind. Our single vineyard wine is crafted in the vineyard and is an expression of time, place and people. As our vineyards are the highest in the Upper Wairau Valley, purity and freshness are the underlying expression of the wine. Icy winters and summers with shivery cool nights and heavenly hot days develop grapes of exceptional character and elegance.

Awards:

4 stars - A charming but complex wine, showing the delicacy, fragrance and hints of blueberries characteristic of Gibbston-grown fruit, a hint of native bush and a textural, tingly aftertaste. Charmian Smith

New label we should expect to see more from. A warmly textured Central Otago style, rich in fruit, quite generous and opening up well. Plenty of local tones of cherries and even some blackcurrnat fruit. A lovely wine to improve and pick up complexity through 2011. Peter Saunders

Blue Gold    Sydney International Wine Competition
90 Points    Robert Parker
4.5 stars    Bob Campbell
4 stars    Cuisine NZ Pinot Noir Tasting
Silver    NZ International Wine Show
Silver    San Franscico Wine Competition
Silver    Speigelau International Wine Comp