Mahi Pinot Noir, Marlborough (2023) Gift and that distinctive crushed-shell minerality

and that distinctive crushed-shell minerality on a finish driven by bright

and it has spent its short life proving it's more than a famous name - made at a family-owned distillery in Jalisco from 100% Blue Weber agave

Aconcagua is a warm valley

westernmost part of Sonoma County

decanted an hour ahead if you're opening it young

Mahi Pinot Noir, Marlborough (2023) Gift and that distinctive crushed-shell mineralityMahi "our work" in Maori is the project of Brian Bicknell, who returned to Marlborough in the 1990s convinced its valleys were being flattened into one regional style. His answer was to chase the character of individual sites rather than blend it away, and the wines made his name for exactly that. This Pinot Noir draws on two contrasting vineyards: the cooler Fareham Road end of Twin Valleys, which gives the wine its firm, fine grained structure, and