PINOT NOIR: 2018

Single Vineyard - Hand Picked
 
Price: $35
 
Tasting Notes:
 
Sight: Ruby with purple hue
Smell: Lifted red fruits, such as raspberry and ripe cherry with hints of baking spice and gentle oak notes
Taste: Strawberry and red cherries with a suggestion of cocoa nib and five-spice
 
Pairing: This wine is particularly well suited to game and mushroom dishes
 
Cellaring: Drink now or cellar for the further 3-5 years
 
RS: <2.0g/L / Alc: 13.2% / TA: 5.5g/L / pH: 3.62
 
Grape-growers: Chris & Dave Macdonald 
 
Location: Bladen Vineyard, Conders Bend Road, Marlborough
 
Soils: Silty loam over free draining gravels
 
Training: Vertical shooting positioning
 
Harvest Date: 1st April, 2018

Winemaker: Rowan Langdon