Greystone Pinot Noir - 2019

Greystone Pinot Noir - 2019

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Description

Layers of ripe fruit, floral, and spice unfold on the palate with a delicate tannin line and an outstanding finish.  Unfined and bottled on site.

Awards

"Deeply coloured, it is mouthfilling, with concentrated plummy, spicy flavours, youthful and complex, and a finely textured, lasting finish. Set for a long life, it’s well worth cellaring." Michael Cooper 

98 Points - Michael Cooper
95 Points - Bob Campbell MW 
Gold - NZ International Wine Show 
16 Points - Jancis Robinson

Viticulturist's Notes

Spring rain cooled  the  soil  &  gave our  vines  a  slow  start  this  season. Flowering wasn’t ideal, leading  to  small bunches  &  lots  of  leaf  growth  so  it needed  extensive  canopy  work  to ensure  even  ripening.  Summer came through in the new year with a particularly  dry  &  hot  February  but bringing us into harvest with pristine fruit that  had  great  concentration,  but  very small  volumes.  All  organically  managed and hand harvested.

Winemaker's Notes

After careful hand picking and sorting each batch of Pinot Noir was allowed to soak on skins at ambient temperatures before going through wild fermentation. We gently hand plunged each vat daily before pressing to French oak barriques after one month maceration. Each barrel goes  through  a  natural  malo-lactic  fermentation the following Summer, before blending  and  bottling  16months  after  harvest.