Jules Taylor OTQ Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019
New Zealand, Southern Valleys
Description
Dense, deep purple. This Pinot Noir explodes with Black Doris plums and boysenberry fruit, floral notes of violet and earthy, truffle and liquorice overtones. Spice from the French oak barriques are layered with earthy notes and hints of dark chocolate. Pinot Noir on a Harley Davidson! This is a serious wine that will reward a few years in the cellar. It is ripe, concentrated and full bodied, with impressive flavours and plenty of earthy tannins leading to a long, fine, dry finish. Decant 20 minutes prior for ideal drinking.
Certifications
Alcohol
13.5%
Analytical data
Vineyard
The grapes for this Pinot Noir were grown organically and biodynamically on the Wrekin Vineyard which lies in Marlborough’s Brancott Valley. Positioned on northwestern facing slopes, set in deep clay soils, this charming little vineyard was carefully managed to provide a very low-yielding, highly concentrated crop of a mix of quality Pinot Noir clones: 115, 667, 777, 10/5 and Abel.
Vinification
The intensely flavoured fruit was hand harvested in mid to late March, then de-stemmed into small open top fermenters where it was cold soaked for six days. The wine was then fermented with indigenous yeast. Delicate hand plunging during fermentation avoided over-extraction of tannins and colour.
Maturation
After some time on skins and extended maceration, the wine was pressed into a combination of new and old French barriques where it underwent a full malolactic fermentation. After nine months in barrel, the wine was given a light egg white fining and bottled.