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Pinot Noir Marlborough Reserve Barrel Selection 2001
| Date of Harvest: | 7th April 2001 |
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| Region: | Marlborough | |
| Brix at Harvest: | 23.8 | |
| Total acidity at Harvest: | 7.3 g/l | |
| pH at Harvest: | 3.22 | |
| Colour: | Dense Plum Red, Purple Rim |
| Bouquet: | Complex lifted aromas of bramble, peppermint, fresh mushrooms and charry oak. |
| Taste: | Full bodied, weighty palate with white pepper and dried herbs on the finish. Assertive tannin lends structure withouth dominating. |
| TA in wine: | 6.08 g/l |
| pH of wine: | 3.37 |
| Aging potential: | 5 years |
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The 2001 Marlborough Pinot Noir reflected the growing season with very ripe fruit produced from a very dry growing period.
The grapes were hand picked in excellent condition, destemmed, and crushed then held at 8 degrees Celsius for eight days for flavour extraction.
The must was warmed and yeast added. Fermentation was relatively slow taking 16 days to complete. The wine was pressed into 50% new and 50% one year old French barriques where it completed malo-lactic fermentation and matured for 12 months.
After blending the wine was fined with egg whites, filtered and bottled in October 2002. |