Novum Quarters Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

The Quarters Vineyard lies in the Southern Valleys, one of Marlborough’s most prized subregions for Pinot, where clay rich soils, rolling slopes and cooler evening temperatures create fruit with depth, perfume and fine tannin structure. These clay bound hillsides naturally limit yields, concentrating flavour while allowing the grapes to ripen slowly and evenly.

96 Pts Shanteh Wale winecompanion.com.au 'A considered wine with balance and articulate detail of dark cherries, pomegranate and raspberry leaf. Its small portion of whole bunch almost outlines the ripe fruit, adding a stencil of sage and rosemary that brings the fruit into focus. Some savoury new oak, cedar, chewing tobacco and mace round out the finish. The crowning glory is the thistle and underbrush that pulls and stretches the final flavours of the wine. Some Swiss brown mushrooms and cherry pits. Still very fresh and full of energy.'

94 Pts Stephen Wong MW therealreview.com 'Classically proportioned and intricate pinot noir with very finely detailed cherry and raspberry fruit wrapped in layers of manuka wood smoke, cinnamon, new leather and seed spice. The tannins are ripe and sleek, highlighting the long, mid-weight flavours right across the palate, finishing with a persistent violet note. A little youthful austerity on the finish bringing minerality to the fold. Give this another year or two in bottle to relax and enjoy it as it unfolds elegantly over the coming decade 16 Nov 2025 Drink 2027–2037'

Novum is a creation aof William and Rachel Hoare who started to release wines from 2016. Will started as a cellar hand and left as General Manager of Fromm after 19 years. Will’s family were among Marlborough’s very first contract grape growers and still own around 40-hectares of vineyards on land purchased in 1978. They are Cloudy Bay’s oldest grower.

Novum has a simple philosophy. They buy small parcels of grapes from established vineyards in special sites to make the very best wine they can. For them it is not about ticking an obvious box of being organic or biodynamic, interventionist or non-interventionist winemakers but more taking the best learnings from all areas of the winemaking and viticulture process and applying them to make the best wines possible.