Burn Cottage

A sheep paddock until as recently as 2002, this 28-hectare estate takes its peculiar name from the road it sits on. Marquis Sauvage saw its potential and bought it with one goal: to plant vines here.

He consulted Californian winemaking legend Ted Lemon, who agreed to come on board, as long as the vineyard was treated biodynamically from the start. So that’s what they did: planting Pinot Noir in 2003, and they’re still the only Central Otago vineyard that has been farmed biodynamically from day one.

The terroir-driven, Burgundian approach is evident in Burn Cottage’s cool and elegant expressions of Pinot Noir.