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Dog Point Vineyard
 
Dog Point Vineyard

Dog Point Pinot Noir 2021

New Zealand, Wairau Valley
Pinot Noir
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Description

Comprising six different pinot noir clones from vines dating back to 1983. Vines are cropped at 6.7 tonnes/ha, hand harvested and hand sorted, prior to de-stemming (30% whole bunch included). The fruit is fermented in small stainless open top fermenters without pumping. Fermentation is conducted by indigenous yeasts over a period of 3 weeks prior to pressing into French oak barrels (30% new) for 18 months. Bright and pure dark berries and plums characteristic of the Southern Valleys subregion are evident. There is opulent fruit profile with a fine velvet texture from fine boned tannins.

Awards

96 pts The Real Review

94 pts James Suckling

5 stars Michael Cooper’s Buyer’s Guide

Certifications

VegetarianVeganORGANIC

Alcohol

13.5%

Analytical data

0.0 g/l residual sugar
5.1 g/l acidity
3.69 pH

Dog Point Pinot Noir

Vineyard

Location: Marlborough home vineyards, Settlement and Yarrum, largely all on hill slopes. Viticulture: 3.5 tonnes/hectare. Some plantings date back to 1983. Clones: 70% Dijon Clones (667,777,115) 15% Clone 5, 10% Abel, 5% 10/5. Soil: Clay loams.

Yield: 42 hl/ha

Vinification

Hand picked and chilled overnight prior to handsorting. 75% destemmed and 25% whole bunches included.

Whole cluster fermentation: 30%
Was malolactic fermentation used: yes
Was high-solid fermentation used: yes

Maturation

French oak barrels for eighteen months (30% new).

Bottling

Closure: Screw top

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