Clayridge: Barrack Road, Marlborough

Clayridge Vineyards is an exciting concept with its focus based around a dynamic hand-crafted hillside vineyard. The Pinot Noir vines that Mike and Paula Just hand planted on this steep north facing slope are situated on the highest such site in Marlborough. These vines, unlike most on the low flat plains of the region, have never been irrigated and as such have established a natural deep rooting system that will maximize the flavour potential of the low vigor clay-based soils on this unique site. This combination of altitude and attitude will allow the vineyard to exhibit the genuine potential of the terroir of this special slope.