Lake Chalice The Nest Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020

Description

• Toasty oak
• Ripe raspberries
• Rich savoury
• Delicate mouthfeel

This delicate and dry Pinot Noir is ruby red in colour, with a bouquet of ripe raspberries and rich savoury notes. A fruit forward palate of black cherry and berry fruits, with delicate savoury notes and a toasty oak finish.

The fruit is sourced from a number of specifically chosen low cropping vineyards planted in the Southern Valleys region of Marlborough. known for it’s dark and full flavour Pinot Noir.

At their winery the harvested grapes were held cold for five days prior to fermentation for optimum flavour extraction. During the height of primary fermentation the juice is plunged by hand up to 8 times a day. The wine then completes final malolactic fermentation in the tank before being blended and prepared for bottling.