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Analyses: |
2006 |
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Kotare Pinot Noir |
Alcohol: |
13.2% |
Brix: |
23 |
TA: |
6.0 grams/litre |
pH: |
3.46 |
Free SO2 : |
35 milligrams/litre |
Total SO2 : |
69 milligrams/litre |
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Colour: Ruby
Aroma: Aromas of red cherries,raspberry and blackcurrants are integrated with lifted floral notes. Underlying hints of savoury mushroom and toasty oak characters.
Palate: A medium bodied pinot noir with a soft full palate, well balanced acidity and flavours that linger. Cherry notes dominate the palate and are supported by hints of plum and redcurrant. A mixture of new and old French oak offers rich savoury notes on the palate with a full lingering finish.
Wine Making: Sourced from the immaculately tended, low cropping Riversleigh Estate vineyard in the Conders Bend region of Marlborough, hand picked fruit at optimum ripeness was carefully transported to the winery for de-stemming and must chilling to small open top stainless steel fermenters. Each batch of fruit was cold soaked for 4-5 days to help extract maximum flavour and to enhance colour stability. A mixture of indigenous and cultured yeasts were employed to carry out the primary alcoholic fermentation during which the fermenting must was hand plunged up to six times daily. At dryness the wine was pressed to tank and then racked off gross lees to a mixture of new and used French oak. The wine was inoculated for Malolactic fermentation and was aged for10 months on lees before being blended, stabilized, lightly egg white fined and then prepared for bottling.
Aging Potential: This wine is drinking beautifully now and patient cellaring will be rewarded during the next 3-4 years. |
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 Archived Tasting Notes:
Kotare Pinot Noir 2004
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