2007 Bronte Pinot Noir

Winemaker’s Notes

Harvest date                    4 April –  1 May 2007

Sugars at harvest           23.8 – 25.8 Brix

Bottling date                    31 March 2008

Cases produced               283

Alcohol                             13.9%

pH                                     3.6

T/A                                   TBD

100% fruit from the Rimu Grove Estate Vineyard.

Mix of four clones: 10/5, 115, 667, 777.

Barrel-aged in French oak for 11 months.

Grapes were picked by hand and cold-soaked for 5-7 days.

Wine was fermented in small open-top fermentation vats and

hand-plunged 3 times daily.

Tasting Notes:

Sweet ripe red fruit (raspberries and boysenberries) showing hints of forest floor and floral aromas (mushrooms, roses and violets).  Concentrated sweet ripe fruity flavours with juicy acidity. Well-integrated oak finished with fine-grained tannins that linger on the palate.