Matahiwi’s ‘Holly’ range continues to grow in popularity throughout the nation, and for good reason. With a swath of rich, dark forest fruits and an aromatic lift of soft cooking spices, this is a supercharged pinot for those of you after a richer, more robust style. Ready to knock back in its youth thanks to a generous fruit profile, the wine has had a major whack of French oak prior to bottling, a good 10 months and 35% new. Couple that with a core of balanced, driving acidity and you can feel very confident to lay this down for a good 5-7 years and let those ever intriguing secondary and tertiary characteristics shine through.