Tohu Awatere Valley Pinot Noir

Tohu (pronounced tor-who) were the world’s first Maori owned and operated wine company, formed back in 1998. The label features the famous New Zealand koru, that iconic symbol slapped on the side of every plane in the national airline fleet. In fact from time to time you might even see a Tohu glass of wine being poured on board or in their airport lounges!

The Tohu label is part of Kono NZ – a whanau-owned Māori food and beverage producer. They own over 300 hectares of land in Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough and they farm, harvest, process and then market and export their wine, craft beer, cider, apples, pears, kiwifruit and hops. As well as aiming to be the world’s best indigenous food and beverage provider their values are central to the values of Maori – thoughtfulness, kindness and hospitality.

Oh, and making sure you’re pouring bloody good wine if it’s got Tohu on the label!

From vineyard sites in Marlborough’s world famous Awatere Valley this is their Pinot Noir that has consistently over the years packed a punch for a Pinot hovering around the $20 mark.

NZ critic Sam Kim scored this 91/100 and said “The palate displays juicy fruit flavours with rounded mouthfeel backed by fine-grained tannins, leading to a lingering silky finish.”

A richly textured Pinot packing a heap of red and dark berry fruit flavours and a touch of spice. If it’s kai time this is the red to enjoy with a cut of good old New Zealand lamb!