New Zealand, Marlborough
Pinot Noir
Description
Plum, leather and sweet earthy notes mingle with garden herbs and ripe red and black fruits. The tannins are silky and the acid, juicy. A sweetly lingering finish.
Alcohol
13.0%
Analytical data
dry
Vineyard
Blended from grapes off two of our Marlborough vineyards, Waihopai Valley (80%) and our Headwaters Vineyard near Renwick in Marlborough’s Wairau Valley (20%).
Soil Type
Various
Viticulture
The fruit was harvested in excellent condition from our Cowslip Valley Vineyard in the Waihopai Valley (80%) and our Headwaters Vineyard near Renwick in Marlborough’s Wairau Valley (20%).
Maturation
The grapes were crushed to open top vats and, following a period of cold soaking, fermented with frequent plunging of the cap. After a period on skins post primary ferment the wine was moved to 225L oak barriques to undergo malolactic fermentation and mature for 10 months. After that the wine was blended, lightly fined and bottled in mid March.
Food Pairing
It goes well with a stir-fry of cubed lamb and eggplant, also makes a good partner for a steak and mushroom pie.
