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Pinot Noir 2022 | Ark Wines @ Mount Farm Vineyards

Name: Pinot Noir 2022 75cl | Ark Wines
Brand: Ark Wines
Price: 30.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

A brooding, oak-aged Suffolk Pinot Noir with dark fruit, tobacco and spice - and real cellaring potential.

Made by father-daughter team Hans and Amanda Engstrom at their solar-powered vineyard in the Stour Valley, this 100% Pinot Noir was fermented and aged in 600-litre oak barrels for 15 months on the lees.

The result is a wine with serious depth for an English red: soft dark fruit, plum and cherry on the nose, with tobacco, leather, blackberry and spice on the palate and a long, tannic finish.

Amanda describes it as one of their best vintages yet - and suggests it still has a year or two of development ahead of it if you can resist opening it.

Producer: Ark Wines @ Mount Farm Vineyards, Shimpling, Suffolk
Vintage: 2022
Style: Medium-bodied English Pinot Noir, oak-aged
ABV: 12.5%

Grape & Dietary Info

Grape: Pinot Noir

Allergens: Sulphite-free

Dietary: Vegan; unfiltered and unfined - may contain sediment

FAQs

How does this Pinot Noir drink?
It's richer and more structured than a typical English Pinot - dark fruit and spice rather than light cherry, with a long tannic finish. Ready to drink now, but worth tucking away for a year or two if you can wait.

What should I serve it with?
Lamb, venison, duck or a slow-cooked beef stew are all excellent pairings. Mushroom-based dishes and hard cheeses work well too. Serve at cool room temperature rather than fully warm.

Is it really sulphite-free?
Yes - unlike the vast majority of wines, no sulphites have been added at any stage. It's also completely unfiltered and unfined, so a little natural sediment in the bottle is perfectly normal.

What makes Ark Wines different?
Most small English vineyards send their grapes to a contract winery to be made into wine - Ark do everything themselves, on-site, from the moment the grapes are picked by hand to bottling and packaging. The whole winery runs on solar power, vineyard machinery runs on solar-charged batteries, and they're actively working towards eliminating fossil fuel use on site entirely. It's genuinely low-impact winemaking - not just in terms of air miles, but right through the whole process.