Palliser Estate Pinot Noir 2021
New Zealand, Martinborough
Pinot Noir
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Description
A savoury, structured and beautifully layered Pinot Noir
Alcohol
14.0%
Analytical data
dry
0.0 g/l residual sugar
5.3 g/l acidity
Vinification
60% of the fruit from our Pencarrow Vineyard with the balance from two of our organic vineyards, Waka and the Winery. The fruit is handpicked, cold soaked and wild fermented with 18% whole clusters. The fermenting wine is gently pumped over and plunged before pressing to french oak barrels for 10 months’ maturation.
Whole cluster fermentation: 10%
Was malolactic fermentation used: yes
Was high-solid fermentation used: no
Maturation
10 months french oak
Bottling
Closure: Screw top