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Glazebrook Pinot Noir 2008
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Colour: Garnet
Bouquet: Floral. Dark cherries.
Palate: Richly textured palate with concentrated ripe cherries and strawberries. A long sweet finish with spicy, toasty oak.
FOOD MATCH: Try lamb, duck and game especially when accompanied by mushrooms.
2008 was a good growing season that was a little hotter than normal. The fruit was picked mid April and came in with lovely flavours. The season overall produced excellent Pinot Noir. This wine was produced from 11 year old clone 115 vines grown on the deep free-draining gravels in the Te Muna subregion of Martinborough. The vines were cane-pruned VSP and yielded 2.0 kg per vine.
WINEMAKING NOTES: The grapes were hand harvested, destemmed and cold-soaked for 5 days before a “wild” ferment started. A selected yeast culture was introduced later to ensure the completion of fermentation which peaked hot at 28C. The wine was gently pressed after 7 days post-ferment maceration. Malo-lactic fermentation, followed by 12 months maturation, was in French oak barriques (45% new, and 55% older).
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| Don't Pay: $29
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WBW Rating: 93/100
Closure: Stelvin
Region: Martinborough NZ |
Winemaker:
Drink now until: 2015
Alc/Vol: 13 %
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