Mystery Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019 (07)

Description

Cherry, Spice

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"Aromas and flavours of preserved cherries, plum and leather, there’s a mushroom and barrel spices complexity with a dry stone earthy quality. There’s a savoury saline quality that weaves through the palate as well with a moderately impactful oak quality. A food wine with best drinking from 2023 through 2028" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier

"Light ruby-red with a tinge of garnet and some depth. The nose is softly full, with aromas of plum, cherry compote, spice, a touch of thyme and earth. Medium-bodied, aromas of plum and cherry compote melded with thyme, spice and earth. Bright, integrated acidity provides vitality and drive; the smooth grainy tannin framework left a light grip. This Pinot Noir shows the development of fruit, enriched by spice and earthy elements, driving to an elegant finish with an integrated acid line" Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews

"Sweetly ripe and fragrant with ripe strawberry, red cherry, smoked game, clove and almond characters on the nose. It's juicy and rounded in the mouth with supple texture and silky tannins, finishing with spicy nuances" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Beautifully fruited and attractively expressed, the bouquet shows dark plum, cherry, thyme, floral and toasted nut characters with hints of game and spice. The palate delivers lovely weight and roundness, as well as bright fruit intensity and silky texture, finishing long and smooth. The wine offers sweet berry flavours backed by rich savoury nuances.

Made from hand harvested grapes our Pinot Noir is a partial wild ferment. The fruit was crushed and soaked for 5 days to absorb the delicate aromas and flavours in the skins. The fermentation was completed in 2000L stainless steel open fermenters and once dry, the wine was transferred into French oak barrels to age for twelve months. The Malo-lactic fermentation softened the acidity to create a balanced and harmonious wine.