PP
Philip Poulter (attending)
Local importer / agent, Seckford Agencies
DT
David Tilyard (attending)
Local importer / agent, Seckford Agencies
DC
David Cartwright (attending)
Local importer / agent, Seckford Agencies
Description
A soft, bright, fruit-forward wine. Structure and texture sit perfectly with ripe fruit flavours and combine with intriguing complexity. It can be enjoyed immediately or will cellar successfully for a number of years.
Alcohol
13.0%
Analytical data
dry
1.0 g/l residual sugar
4.9 g/l acidity
3.59 pH
Vineyard
Alluvial loams over alluvial gravel.
Vine density: 3,300
Yield: 5-6 tons/ha hl/ha
Winemaker
Larry McKenna & Tim Bourne
Viticulture
Noir is sourced from various blocks but the majority are 3,300 vines per hectare, cane pruned with an average age of 20 years. Green harvesting takes place if necessary to 6-7 tons/ha.
Vinification
100% Martinborough hand-harvested fruit has been open top fermented in stainless steel. After a total vat time of 16 days the wine was pressed off and barrel aged for 11 months. Bottled without filtration.
Maturation
11 months in 228L barriques.
Aromas
Wood: minimal
Taste
Body: moderate
Bottling
Size: 0.750l
GTIN: 9421018434037