Stables Ngatarawa Reserve Hawke's Bay Pinot Noir 2019

Description

• Toasty oak
• Cherry
• Plum
• Soft tannins

"Youthfully bright and inviting, the bouquet shows grapefruit, Gala apple and lemon zest aromas, leading to a flavoursome palate displaying juicy fruit intensity with fine texture and crisp acidity. Attractively vibrant and mouth-watering. At its best: now to 2022" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Apr 2021

This Reserve Pinot Noir is a deep ruby colour, and is attractively fragrant with cherry, plum and oak spice aromas. Rich and mouth filling flavours of plum and cherry framed with well-integrated toasty oak. The texture is soft with gentle tannins on the finish.

Stables Reserve offers a sense of history with its name taken from the original Stables where it all started in the heart of the Hawke’s Bay. Gentle in style, the Stables range evokes life’s simple pleasures – warmth, hospitality and conversation.

A warm growing season which encouraged excellent flowering and fruit set. Warm and dry conditions prevailed from December through to February ensuring ripe, flavoursome fruit in excellent condition.

Crushed to tank, the fermentation was warm and swift peaking at 30°C to enhance depth of fruit flavour. The cap was pumped over twice daily until the wine was completely dry. The wine was left on skins for one day post ferment to add softness and then oak aged for 10 months prior to bottling.

Food Pairing: Pair with lamb, venison or rich pork dishes.