Fine and delicate with a silky, lasting charm
Made in a high quality manner, being handpicked, small batch fermented and barrel aged in French oak
Pair these beautiful silky tannins & earthy complexity with big bold red meat dishes.
Gibbston Valley Gold River Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017
Gibbston Valley Gold River Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017
Description
Even red colour. The nose exudes bright red fruits, with lovely lift and a fragrant, earthy complexity. The palate is very approachable, laden with rich, creamy red fruit. A fullbodied fragrant style, it has a silky, lasting charm.
A mix of vineyards from three subregions. Bendigo provided fullness, structure and weight, Pisa mid palate sweetness and Gibbston fragrance. A year with a cold beginning, 2017 had a very fine, settled ending. A cool spring and windy early summer resulted in an uneven flowering and set. However, from February, very pleasant conditions ensued. The fruit was harvested 2-3 weeks later than normal, with 10-15% lower crop levels in excellent condition.Fruit from 3 vineyards was divided into 9 different open top fermenters. Most of these had fully destemmed fruit, with a maximum 20% whole cluster used in one fermenter. Typical maceration was 21-24 days before pressing. The wines went through MLF in barrel and spent 8 months in French oak. The 2017 Gold River Pinot Noir is wonderful drinking now and over the next 2-3 years.
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One of my favourites. Smooth finish. Beats a lot of higher priced Pinots.
Wayne - 21/07/2018
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