"Lively, with cherry, plum, spice" Michael Cooper
Displaying ripe cherry & crushed berry flavours with some nice defining oak tannin structure
A great match with wild duck, rare lamb & venison, char-grilled chicken or tuna
Astrolabe Wairau Valley Pinot Noir 2016
Astrolabe Wairau Valley Pinot Noir 2016
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Awarded 4 Stars
New Zealand Wines 2021, Michael Cooper’s Buyer’s Guide
Description
- Red cherry
- Ripe bambly fruit
- Savoury notes
- Oak tannin structure
"Designed as a ‘lightly wooded, early release’ style, the 2016 is drinking well now. Maturing gracefully, it is lively, with cherry, plum, spice and nut flavours, fresh and savoury, and good complexity" New Zealand Wines 2021, Michael Cooper’s Buyer’s Guide
Bright crimson colour in the glass. Red cherries and ripe brambly fruits, with a light savoury and earthy background. Soft, full and fruity, with ripe cherry and crushed berry flavours, some defining oak tannin structure, gentle acidity and a generous weight. Will reward careful cellaring over serveral years through the development of bottle age complexities, and is already drinking well.
Grown at the Beacon Hill, Comelybank, Wrekin and Astrolabe Farm vineyards.
Another very warm and dry season, with the second direst and the warmest since winegrowing commenced in Marlborough. Rain in January helped to size-up the berries to be larher than normal, despite the otherwise dry season. Warmth over the harvest months lowered the acid in the fruit at harvest.
The fruit for this wine was either hand-harvested or machine harvested, then destemmed into open vats for cold soak followed by a warm wild ferment. Traditional hand-pluning was used to manage the cap, and the wine underwent malolactic fermentation while ageing in French oak barrels.
Food Pairing: A great match with Asian and wild duck, rare lamb and venison, char-grilled chicken or tuna.
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