Cairnmuir Flats
Our beloved home and winery block in Bannockburn, 13.9 ha planted by Sir Clifford and Lady Marie Skeggs in 1996.
Our Cairnmuir Road vineyard is planted on schist soils in differing grades from fine sand on the lowest terraces through gravels and layers of rock.
Three varietals are planted here – 72% Pinot Noir and the balance in Chardonnay and Pinot Gris. The west-facing position of this unique vineyard site gives intense all day sun during the growing season, and it is here we see the darkest fruit character in our pinot noir, and the most rich, round and ripe tannins, acidity and structure.
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1An aerial view of our vineyard rows at Cairnmuir Flats -
2Wind machines keep spring and autumn frosts at bay in our cool-climate growing region -
3The result of our vineyard team's hard work is the harvest of extraordinary Central Otago Pinot Noir -
4Thyme is prolific in the Bannockburn subregion of Central Otago and its purple flowers herald the arrival of spring
