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Borthwick Vineyards

Paddy Borthwick Left Hand Pinot Noir 2020

New Zealand, Gladstone
Pinot Noir
Paddy Borthwick Pinot Noir 2021
Paddy Borthwick Right Hand Pinot Noir 2020
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Description

The Left and Right Hand Pinot Noirs represent the different personalities of our winemaking team in both vineyard and winery. Left-Handed winemaker Briony Carnachan (logical, creative and precise) and right handed Vigneron Paddy Borthwick (intuitive, impulsive and thoughtful) have each selected a premium parcel of grapes they believe to be the finest expression of the Borthwick Estate Vineyard. Appling their own individual winemaking nuances, with much tasting, lively debate, and careful barrel selection Briony and Paddy have produced two distinct wines of 1730 bottles each.

Awards

Gold Asia Wine Challenge

Double Gold China Wine & Spirits Awards

Boston Wine Show, Platinum medal
95 ponts Cameron Douglas
95 Points Sam Kim
92 Points Wine Enthusiast
92 Points James Suckling
92 points Bob Campbell
5 Stars Michael Cooper

Alcohol

14.0%

Analytical data

1.0 g/l residual sugar

Vineyard

2019 harvest was excellent due to the weather conditions giving the team the ability to pick the grapes at full maturity. Higher rainfall in October, November and December produced good canopies with a following warm dry February, March and April allowing the grapes to ripen slowly developing great flavours and aromatics.

Vinification

Temperature controlled fermentation using only natural yeasts, combined with hand plunging to optimize the fruit and tannin balance. Following extended post-ferment maceration on skins the wine was drained and pressed to barrel. Rigorous barrel selection and blending is followed by minimal fining and filtration prior to bottling.

Whole cluster fermentation: 5%
Was malolactic fermentation used: yes
Was high-solid fermentation used: yes

Bottling

Closure: Screw top

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