Description
This Organic Pinot Noir shows stunning purity of red fruit flavours, followed by subtle notes of baking spice and mocha. Chalky tannins thread through the succulent delicious fruit, finishing long with wonderfully balanced acidity
Awards
91 pts James Suckling
Certifications
Alcohol
13.52%
Analytical data
Vineyard
Fruit sourced from two high density planted, low yielding vineyards in Marlborough's Southern Valleys
Vinification
Fruit was gently de-stemmed as soon as it arrived at the winery, then gravity-fed to open top fermenters to keep the fruit intact. Cold soaking for seven to nine days allowed early development of colour and flavour prior to fermentation. The wine was macerated for fourteen days before being basket pressed. The free-run juice was aged in 300L French oak barrels for twelve resulting in a complex, full-bodied Organic Pinot Noir.
Maturation
The free-run juice was aged in 300L French oak barrels for twelve months, resulting in a complex, full-bodied Organic Pinot Noir.