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WOOLLASTON WOOLLASTON PINOT NOIR 2005

Aromas of dark plum and black cherry combine with subtle barrel char, and spice to give a complex nose. A generous core of concentrated black cherry and plum fruit marry with fine grained tannins to give an elegant minerality that lingers in the mouth.

Technical Information

WINEMAKING NOTES
The grapes were hand harvested and sorted before being destemmed into fermenters. Before allowing the ferment to begin spontaneously, the fermenters were chilled to allow a cold soak over 4 days. Fermentation took 10 days, and total time in the fermenter was 18 days. The wine was drained from the fermenters via gravity to settling tanks, settled for 2 days and then racked via gravity to French barrels - approx 40% new oak. After approximately 10 months in barrel the wine was racked without using pumps to blending tanks where it was fined using egg whites and then filtered. Gravity was used in the bottling process.

PH 3.9
RS <1 G/L
TA 4.9 G/L
ALC 14 %

VITICULTURE
Young vines (predominantly 3 & 4 year old). Pruned to 2 cane vertical shoot position. Shoot thinning was performed by hand shortly after budburst. The vines were leaf plucked at flowering. Crop thinning was performed at veraison, and in general resulted in vines carrying no more than 1.5 kg of fruit.

Awards & Reviews

Sue Courtenay, Wine of the Week, Nov 06

Grown on the clay bound gravels of upper Moutere, this is a powerful pinot noir, deep in colour, smooth in texture and fulfilling to the taste. It's toasty, spicy and just a little earthy, the ripe black plum and juicy black cherry fruit is juicy and the finish rich and savoury. $35. My rating: 4.5 stars.

Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Sept 07

Grapes were grown in the Upper Moutere in the Nelson region. A gently perfumed nose displaying red berries with hints of dried herbs and savoury flavours. It’s juicy and silky smooth on the palate with balanced acidity and soft tannins. A pleasant drinking Pinot. At its best: now to end of 2008. $35.00 4 stars, 86 points.

Peter Saunders “A guide to NZ wine 2007”

Well fruited and nicely textured, a sound, medium-bodied Pinot Noir doing everything right to show best late 2007.

Dominion Post, Warren Barton, Dec 9th 2006

The 2005 Pinot Noir is a strongly varietal, attractively scented wine, not as oaky as its predecessor with plenty of dark red fruit on the nose and palate.

Food & Wine

Lamb, beef, venison, peking duck, roast turkey, salmon, tuna, creamy blue veined cheese

Tasting Notes

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