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WINE ANALYSIS
Harvest Detail:
100% hand picked
15/3 – 5/4/05
Brix 23.3 - 25.2°
Total acidity 7.0 - 9.3g/l
pH 3.39 – 3.50
Bottling Detail:
14.5% alcohol
5.8 g/l Total acidity
3.60 pH
Bottled June 2007
PREVIOUS VINTAGES
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
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A stylish Hawkes Bay Pinot Noir that is all about silky texture and elegance.
THE VARIETY
Pinot Noir Clones 10/5, 5, 115, 667 and 777. The latest clones from France, 115, 667 and 777 are grown, along with the older clones 10/5 and 5.
VINEYARD LOCATION
Vineyards on Glencoe, Mangaorapa and Oban Stations in the hills to the south of the Heretaunga Plains in Hawkes Bay.
VINTAGE CONDITIONS
2006 was an outstanding season in Hawkes Bay, but the crop level was very low. Climatic conditions were such that we could allow the grapes to hang late into autumn. They were harvested at good maturity levels, with excellent acid balance.
WINEMAKING
Low yields are essential for this type of wine. Gentle handling of the grapes, without stalks, with a number of different fermentation techniques, including hand plunging and anaerobic pumping over, has resulted in a supple, silky texture. Experience and skills attained over two vintages by our winemakers at one of Burgundy’s best domaines give us the confidence to produce top Pinot Noir. The wine was aged for 12 months in French oak barriques. Great care was taken during barrel aging to protect the fragile nature of this grape variety from contact with air. It was bottled in June 2007 unfined, but lightly filtered to prevent negative microbiological activity during bottle aging.
THE COLOUR
Medium ruby
THE BOUQUET
Raspberry, and with maturity, mushrooms and undergrowth.
THE PALATE
Black fruits, such as plums, blackcurrant and cherry.. However, this wine is more about texture and structure than primary fruit, with complexity derived from the different clones and winemaking techniques used.
PEAK DRINKING
2009 - 2011.
We expect the wine to gain further complexity with bottle age as secondary characters of mushrooms and undergrowth develop.
FOOD MATCHES
Game, lamb , salmon |
