{"product_id":"nautilus-estate-southern-valleys-marlborough-pinot-noir-2022","title":"Nautilus Estate Southern Valleys Marlborough Pinot Noir 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2022 Nautilus Pinot Noir is garnet in colour. The complex nose displays dark cherries, cassis, leather, cigar box and spices. The palate is concentrated and elegant with a fine dense core of tannins and a long savoury finish. The primary fruit components showing in the wines youth will further develop and integrate over the next five years as the wine matures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2022 growing season got off to a good start with favourable conditions in the first three months setting up a good crop. This was a relief after the low yields of last year. Then February brought significant rains and cloudy weather which made us feel a bit nervous. Fortunately, this was followed by a long dry spell in the lead up to harvest. Precision viticulture and a focus on detail in our Pinot Noir blocks yielded fruit of exceptional quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo make this wine, fruit from Pinot Noir clones 114, 115, 5, 667 and 777 was hand harvested and de-stemmed without crushing to allow a portion of whole berries in the ferment. A small amount of whole bunch fruit was also included in some ferments (average 20% whole bunch). The grapes were fermented with indigenous yeast in open top fermenters after a 7-12 day ‘cold soak’. Careful cap management, using our pneumatic punch down device, has resulted in extraction of only the soft ripe tannins. After pressing the wine was racked directly to a mixture of new and older French oak Barriques (25% new), where it remained undisturbed until filtration and bottling in March 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFood Pairing: Beautiful accompanied by Venison with Star Anise\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Negociants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50831172370749,"sku":"NAUMPI","price":244.26,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/9211\/5773\/files\/26016-1.jpg?v=1744063462","url":"https:\/\/www.blackmarket.co.nz\/products\/nautilus-estate-southern-valleys-marlborough-pinot-noir-2022","provider":"Black Market","version":"1.0","type":"link"}