{"product_id":"two-paddocks-picnic-central-otago-pinot-noir-2018","title":"Two Paddocks Picnic Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tDark fruit with violet and red currant aromatics lead to a seductive elegant textural driven mouthfeel. This wine has a great fruit driven profile supported by fine elegant derived tannins. Ageability; Drink now and up to 6 years. This wine will drink well in its youth but has the potential to age.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tTwo Paddocks 2018 harvest will be remembered as the earliest picking date on record. A warm spring that quickly turned in to a hot summer with much warmer night time temperatures than are typically experienced in Alexandra. Ideal conditions over flowering, which was a month early, began on the 20th November. Again, perfect growing conditions meant veraison also began a month early on the 20th January and then the extreme heat and dry finished abruptly on the 1st February. Cooler temperatures over February \/ March thankfully slowed ripening down and intensified flavour development, but harvest still began nearly a month earlier than typical on the 14th March and was over by the 11th April.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tHand harvested, 97% de-stemmed and given 5-7 days pre-fermentation cold maceration. After an indigenous ferment the wine is given another 5-7 days post ferment time on skins. Wine is then transferred to 1-4 year old French medium toast barriques (7% new oak) for a 9 month maturation in predominantly older oak, before racking and bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tFeaturing the Proprietor’s Grandfather, Sidney Neill – Wine Merchant, on the label, Picnic is our perennial favourite – the wine to enjoy everyday and a wonderful introduction to the pleasure of Central Otago Pinot Noir. This fruit was sourced from Two Paddock’s own estate vineyards in the Alexandra, Gibbston and Bannockburn sub-regions of Central Otago. Picnic Pinot Noir is made in a diminutive style aimed to reflect the characters that Central Otago Pinot does so very well – black and red cherry fruit, spice and a generosity that keeps you reaching for the next sip.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Negociants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49488079421757,"sku":null,"price":162.12,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/9211\/5773\/files\/12971-1.jpg?v=1729030395","url":"https:\/\/www.blackmarket.co.nz\/products\/two-paddocks-picnic-central-otago-pinot-noir-2018","provider":"Black Market","version":"1.0","type":"link"}