Babydoll Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020

Description

• Subtle oak
• Ripe plum
• Warm spice
• Gentle tannins

"It's pristine and attractively fragrant, showing dark plum, raspberry, floral, olive and mixed spice aromas, followed by a brightly expressed palate offering ripe fruit flavours backed by silky texture, finishing long and soothing. At its best: now to 2024" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2021

This Pinot Noir has generous aromas of boysenberries, ripe damson plum and nuances of warm spice. Juicy blueberries and black plum, balanced with gentle tannins and a subtle toasty finish. Enjoy now, or cellar up to 3 years.

Winemakers were incredibly lucky to be able to continue to create these wines during the global pandemic crisis. For this reason, 2020 wines carry some very unique memories. The 2020 growing season was very dry, which meant disease pressure was low and some timely light rains kept just enough water flowing in our rivers. A classic Marlborough Autumn with warm days and cool nights, perfect conditions for growing flavoursome Pinot Noir. Babydoll Pinot Noir was harvested in excellent condition and the resulting wine is showing the wonderful characters that Marlborough is known for.

Individual parcels of Pinot Noir were harvested and field de-stemmed, and later inoculated with selected yeasts to enhance varietal character. A fast fermentation proceeded with delicate cap management to craft a wine with elegance and balance. When primary fermentation was complete, the parcels were gently pressed and kept separate. After undergoing secondary fermentation with oak and twelve months of aging, the wine was blended, stabilised and filtered prior to bottling.

BABYDOLL sheep live beneath the vines, nibbling on grass and weeds and giving their name to these delicious wines. Small but mighty, they’re wonderful groundskeepers. Yes, they need a little help to keep the mowing going. But it’s all for the good of the grapes.

Food Pairing: Superb on its own, or paired with duck, lamb or baked vegetable pasta. Suitable for vegetarians, vegans and a gluten free diet.