2010 Limited Edition Pinot Noir

A one of a kind Pinot Noir. Intensely aromatic; packed with aromas of raspberry, black cherry, baked red fruit compote with some savoury notes.  Soft, silky tannins.

This wine is currently holding top spot, New Zealand Pinot Noir by the glass, in one of London's most stylish bars - The Beaufort Bar - at the newly rennovated Savoy Hotel, London.  Another fab endorsement!

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MY CREDENTIALS

Pinot Noir

Vintage: 2010.  Limited Edition.
Colour: Medium crimson in colour.
Aroma: Full of dark cherry, floral notes, raspberry and black liquorice.
Palate: Silky, fleshy and complex.  Barrel ferment characters of peat, forest floor, and cinnamon quill wrap around a dark plum centre to produce a long seemless finish.

VITICULTURE

Terroir: Harvested from three blocks with soil types ranging from fine clay silt loams to blocky clay loam to parts of the vineyard with considerable stone.
Canopy Management Regime: Combination of Vertical Shoot Positioning and Double Guyot.  North-South Facing rows.

Harvest Method: Fruit was harvested over nine days with seven passes through the vineyard.  The Brixes ranged from 24 to 25.7.
Harvest Dates: Between 09 to 18 April.
Comments: A series of passes through the vineyard and separate fermentation and maturation of each clone allows the varietal character and integrity to be maintained.

OENOLOGY

Fermentation: The fruit was 95% de-stemmed into stainless steel open top fermenters and cold soaked for several days before the ferments started with naturally occuring yeast.  During ferment each batch was plunged three times daily to gently extract the tannin and colour.  Once dry, each batch wasx held at 20 degrees C for a post ferment maceration of several weeks before being pressed off separately and transferred for maturation.
Maturation: 100% matured in French oak barriques for 12 months.
Residual Sugar: <1 g/l
Alcohol Content: 13.5%
Titratable Acid: 5.93 g/l
pH: 3.55