Marlborough Pinot Noir

VARIETY 
Pinot Noir. 

COLOUR 
Garnet red in colour. 

AROMA 
A beautifully aromatic Pinot Noir, with cherry, plum and spice notes. 

PALATE 
Black fruit flavours combine with rich savoury characters, a silky smooth texture and long finish. 

ANALYSIS 
Alcohol 13% 
pH 3.48 
Titratable Acidity 5.6 g/l 
Residual Sugar <1 g/l 

VINEYARD 
The grapes are hand picked from idyllic vineyards in the Awatere Valley and Upper Wairau Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand. The soils are ancient river beds with free draining stony soils and silty clay loams. 

VITICULTURE 
Vertical shoot positioned trellis was used with cordon spur pruning, providing an average of 4 tonnes per acre. 35% French Oak barrel aged, total maturation was for 10 months. 

VINTAGE 
A warm summer punctuated by stints of wind and rain, resulted in good flavour development and structure. 

FOOD MATCHING
This wine is perfect with duck, roast lamb and spicy chorizo dishes. 

THE ESTATE

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