doos a 6 fl. Villa Maria - Reserve - Pinot Noir - Marlborough

Een diep geparfumeerd bouquet van rode en donkere kersen. Tonen van pruimen en kruidnagel overheersen de neus. Grote diepte en lengte, met een lange romige afdronk.

Selected Pinot Noir clones were individually hand harvested, 100% destemmed and cold soaked for an aided extraction period. Specific parcels of wine were allowed to ferment naturally while others were inoculated with selected yeast strains. To intensify the flavour and mouthfeel the fermentation temperatures were allowed to reach 30-32oC. Post ferment the wine was pressed to a selection of French barriques (50% new) where the wine rested until spring on full yeast lees. After natural malolactic fermentation, the wine was rested and, following a total maturation period of eleven months, received its first and only racking from barrel. To preserve the intense fruit flavours and fine tannin structure, natural winemaking techniques including minimal handling, fining and filtration were employed throughout the life of this wine.