2020 Kunoh Wines 'Wasurenagusa Forget Me Not', Nelson, New Zealand

The Japanese name of the Forget Me Not flower. “A new style of wine for me, between rosé and red. To be served well chilled and enjoy its progressive development towards room temperature – it’s not just drinkable cold “New World red wine, but more of a “food wine” that will be showing more and more of its facets as it slightly warms up in your glass.”

Grapes: 96% Pinot Noir, 4% Riesling

Making of: 40% of the blend is whole bunch pressed, co-fermented Pinot Noir and Riesling; 50% was destemmed + small part of whole bunches on skins for 10 days; 10% underwent carbonic maceration for 5 days. Aged 9 months in steel. No filtration, no fining, no additives.