Kawarau Estate Pinot Noir Reserve
Our Reserve Pinot Noir is open vat fermented and aged for 10 months in French oak barrels of which +/-25% are new with the balance being 1-5 years old. Harvested from our oldest vines in four or more distinct lots of which around 25% are whole bunch pressed, the wine is fermented with wild yeasts and undergoes minimal fining and filtration. Sweet berry fruits and savoury flavours are combined with spicy characters on the palate to produce a rich and elegantly textured wine. It is a powerful, complex style of wine that can be enjoyed now or cellared for 5 years or more.
2008 Reserve Pinot Noir
Tasting Notes
Our Reserve Pinot Noir is open vat fermented and aged for 10 months in fine French oak barrels and is unfiltered to preserve maximum colour and flavour. Sweet berry fruits and savoury flavours are combined with spicy characters on the palate to produce a rich and elegantly textured wine. It is a powerful, complex style of wine that can be enjoyed now or cellared for up to 5 years.
Vintage Notes
A very good season for both the region and Kawarau. An early and mild spring with only a few frosts allowed for some good canopy growth. Followed by good weather through flowering and an extended but not excessively hot summer the vines were in great shape for optimal ripening. There were several frosts in the autumn leading up to and through harvest but, due to good canopy management, even fruit and average bunch size, full physiological ripeness was easily attained. The season had the makings of a very good vintage.
Technical Notes
Harvested April – May 2008
Tonnes / Ha. 3.80
Bottled 5th May 2009
Brix @ Harvest 24
Alcohol % by Vol 14
Residual Sugars <1.0
