Mystery Wairarapa Pinot Noir 2020 (02)

Description

• French oak
• Berry fruit
• Chocolate & spice
• Robust tannins

"Modern, lifted, perfumed wine on the nose - something of a sensory fruit bomb with aromas of strawberries, blueberry, blackberry, violets, liquorice and chary, vanilla oak. Full-bodied, ripe, plush and smooth with a dense core of fruit, plenty of chocolatey oak and chewy robust tannins. A bold statement wine that needs time" NZ Wine Rater, Aug 2022

This Mystery Pinot ripples with elegance and finesse reflecting the warm growing season experienced throughout the Wairarapa region. Bold aromatic expressions of wild flower, red berries, spice and herb give way to a fresh palate with generous length and graceful oak.

The vineyard blocks selected for this wine receive additional attention during the growing season with a lot of leaf plucking and shoot positioning done by hand to expose the fruit and ensure optimum ripeness.

In the winery, the different batches of fruit were processed separately so that the individual characters could be retained. Further complexity was then added by incorporating different techniques such as plunging and pumping over to ensure maximum flavor extraction. As well as this, different yeast combinations along with Wild yeasts were used to add even more depth of flavour. The grapes were left to cold soak for 3 days prior to fermentation. They were then left on skins for 21 days before being pressed off into barrel. There they spent 12 months in oak (23% new) before the final blend was put together.