Mystery Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017 (03)

Description

• Toasty French oak
• Dark cherry & ripe plum
• Spice notes
• Supple tannins.

"Elegant and sweetly fragrant, the bouquet shows raspberry, dark cherry, spice and toasted almond characters with a touch of savoury note. The palate is juicy and smooth, displaying delightful fruit flavours and intensity, leading to a lingering smooth finish. Well balanced and harmonious" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Lifted aromas of red plum, cocoa and liquorice. Palate is elegant and lingering with Summer berries, ripe plum, savoury black pepper and notes of toasty oak with delicate supple tannins.

Made up of classic Pinot Noir clones 667, 777, 115 and 5 sourced from two very special vineyards. 

The grapes were all hand harvested then 90% destemmed (10% left as whole bunch) before being cold soaked for 7 days to ensuremaximum flavour and colour extraction. Fermentation was in small open top vessels, hand plunged three times a day. Post fermentmacerationwas for 7 days and free run wine was then transferred to French barrels (30% new) for ageing before a 100% malolactic fermentation in the Spring.