Rimu Grove Pinot Noir 2005
Winemaker's Notes
Harvest date: 12 - 28 April 2005
Sugars at harvest: 25.5 - 27.0 Brix
Bottling date: 22 March 2005
Cases produced 671
Alcohol 14.5%
pH 3.58
T/A 6.8
100% fruit from the Rimu Grove Estate Vineyard located in the Moutere Hills.
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 and hand-plunged 3 times daily.
Wine was bottled course-filtered