La Ferme de Sato Les Violettes 2022

"We believe grape vines need to be grown in organic ways (preferably in Biodynamic way) and grapes have to be transformed to wine with minimum intervention by human hand, chemicals or additives. In this way, we consider, natural microbiological balance is maintained in the vineyard and the wine in process in the winery so that the real character of the terroir where the grape vines grow is truly expressed in wine in a pure manner." - Yoshiaki Sato

After working in the baking industry for 12 years, Yoshiaki and his wife Kyoko decided to quit their jobs and gain hands-on experience by doing vintages in Burgundy, the Loire and Alsace. Only to move back to New Zealand in 2008 to start their own label under Sato Wines: elegant, precise wines with minimal intervention. While sourcing fruit from organic vineyards, they purchased their own farm in the Pisa sub-region in 2016, under the label La Ferme de Sato. Sato Domaine's wines, representing the culmination of their dream of growing and making great wine in Central Otago. After searching for five years, they found the perfect site on a peninsula of the Pisa Ranges, when they finally proceeded to plant some vines following biodynamic methods. The first release of La Ferme de Sato was in 2019.

Year: 2022
Bottle: 750ml
Type: Red Wine
ABV: 13.9%
Country: New Zealand

Appellation: Central Otago
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir