Tohu Whenua Matua Single Vineyard Nelson Pinot Noir 2019

Description

Floral, Oak, Plum

Spicy, dark fruits and with integrated French oak meets ripe plum, balanced smooth tannins and subtle earthy notes. A complex and focused Nelson Pinot Noir. A vibrant ruby red hue in the glass. Dark fruits , integrated French oak, bright floral notes on the nose. A palate of ripe plum, subtle earthy notes and balanced smooth tannins.

Upper Moutere, Nelson , New Zealand. Tarakona (Dragonfly, or Dragon) Block. Planted 2005. 2.0ha. Ancient Moutere alluvium clay soils, featuring deeply weathered and dissected gravels.

Unsettled weather over flowering resulting in lower yields overall. Later on the very warm and dry summer months provided ideal growing conditions. A successful harvest period with grapes picked at optimal ripeness and outstanding flavour profile.

Grapes were gently hand-harvested, days apart to ensure maximum ripeness and quality. Lightly crushed and destemmed fruit was held in open top vessels for around six days. The must was slowly warmed and inoculated with specifically selected yeasts, with some left to ferment with ‘wild’ yeast naturally found on the grapes. Warm temperatures fermentation of up to 35C° and an extended maturation period on skins allowed for a gentle extraction of colour and tannin. The wine was developed in French oak barriques before secondary malolactic fermentation.