2005 Pinot Noir

Winemaker’s Notes

Harvest date                    12 – 28 Apr 2005

Sugars at harvest             25.5 – 27 Brix

Bottling date                   22 March 2005

Cases produced                671

Alcohol                            14.5%

pH                                  3.58

T/A                                 6.8 gm/litre

100% fruit from the Rimu Grove Estate Vineyard.

Mix of seven clones: 10/5, UCD 5 & 6, 114, 115, 667, 777.

Barrel aged in French oak for 10 months (34% new oak).

Grapes were picked by hand and cold-soaked for 5 days.

Wine was fermented in small open-top fermentation vats, hand-plunged 3 times daily.

Wine was bottled course-filtered.

Tasting Notes:

 An array of complex aromas: Blueberry, black currant, blackberry, cinnamon, sage, roses and violets.  Ultra-concentrated sweet ripe fruity flavours with earthy, savoury notes and hints of spice, finished with silky fine-grained tannins that spread throughout the palate.