New Zealand, Marlborough
Pinot Noir
Description
Sweet, dark aromas with cedar and strawberry. Palate is rich with cocoa and spice. Morello cherries and velvety tannins fill the mid palate runs through to join vanilla and more sweet darkness on the finish.
Alcohol
14.0%
Analytical data
dry
Vinification
The various parcels of fruit were hand harvested at optimum ripeness. Fermentation took place in open vats with a small percentage of whole cluster. After an extended period of maceration the various batches were drained off skins and put into new and old French oak barriques. Several months later, the wines were assessed, blended and returned to oak.
Vineyard: Waihopai Valley - Cowslip Valley Vineyard
The grapes come off an estate vineyard - Cowslp Valley Vineyard - Waihopai Valley, Marlborough.
Soil Type
Single vineyard - Cowslip Valley located in the Waihopai Valley, Marlborough.
Viticulture
Cropped thinned.
Maturation
Barrel ferment - 12 months
Food Pairing
A good partner for a char-grilled Scotch fillet steak topped with grilled flat mushrooms.
