Vicarage Lane Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is the classic grape of France’s Burgundy region. It is typically described as soft and feminine, with good examples having aromas of summer fruits, such as raspberry and plum, with a hint of tobacco.

Pinot Noir is a light style red with a soft finish and an emphasis on retaining primary fruit flavours.

The oak treatment adds flavour, complexity and tannins to help stabilise both colour and flavour in this difficult to make wine.

Fruit: The grapes were hand harvested from a stoney, riverbed vineyard in the Waipara district of Canterbury in May 18.

Winemaking: Grapes were hand harvested, manually sorted, then de-stemmed to small open vats, with 15% whole bunches, then macerated for five days pre-fermentation. Fermentation began spontaneously with no yeast addition, skins were hand-plunged regularly, where temperature peaked at 30ºC.  The vats were pressed after ten days post-fermentation maceration and the wine placed in one and two year old medium toast French oak barrels. The wine was matured in oak for twelve months before bottling.

Bottled: From May 2019
Released: June 2019

Wine Analysis:
Total Alcohol 13.6%v/v
Titratable Acid 5.1 g/L
Total Sugar <1 g/L

Tasting Notes: Aromas of raspberry, strawberry and red cherries, with a palate of firm tannins, good structure and toasty oak, it has pure Pinot Noir fruit flavours. Ideal for drinking now or will cellar well for drinking over the next 5 years.