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Opawa

Opawa Pinot Noir 2019

New Zealand, Wairau Valley
Pinot Noir
Opawa Sauvignon Blanc 2023
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Description

A medium bodied and beautifully balanced Marlborough Pinot Noir. The nose shows attractive notes of rhubarb and wild strawberries with a hint of cloves and spice. The palate displays supple red fruit flavours and soft, fine tannins. This wine has an elegant structure, silky texture and juicy acidity to give freshness, and it closes in a lingering finish.

Awards

4 Stars, Michael Cooper’s Buyer’s Guide 2021
The 2019 vintage (4*) was grown in the Wairau Valley and barrel-matured (12 per cent new). Deep ruby, with a slightly earthy bouquet, it is mouth-filling, with generous, ripe, cherryish, plummy, spicy flavours, and a well-rounded finish.

Certifications

VegetarianVegan
Sustainable Wine Growing New Zealand

Alcohol

13.0%

Analytical data

dry

0.4 g/l residual sugar
5.4 g/l acidity
3.5 pH

Opawa Pinot Noir

Vineyard

This wine was made from selected premium vineyards in our dedicated Pinot Noir Cellar using principles of minimal handling and gravity flow. After a cold soak and indigenous fermentation, the wine was pressed into French oak barriques for maturation, before being clarified and bottled in February 2020.

Vinification

This wine was made from selected premium vineyards in our dedicated Pinot Noir Cellar using principles of minimal handling and gravity flow. After a cold soak and indigenous fermentation the wine was pressed into French oak barriques for maturation, before being clarified and bottled in February 2019.

Maturation

10 months in French oak - a mixture of old and new barriques.

Bottling

Closure: Screw top

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