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Noir, Escarpment

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Technical Analysis
Alcohol
13.5
Residual sugar
0.4
pH
3.58
Acidity
6.1
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The Noir label brings together over 3 decades of winemaking experience in New Zealand, creating a soft, bright, fruit-forward wine.
Tasting note

Bright ruby red in colour, the wine opens with lifted perfume and fresh summer berries. An elegant vintage has created softness and focus. Fragrant and attractive with fresh red berries, underpinned with turned earth, subtle spice and savoury notes, adding to complexity. Fresh berries continue on the palate with ripe cranberry, fresh cherry and strawberry, creating a bright vibrancy and crunchie freshness. Soft, fine-grained tannin also intertwine on the palate, creating texture and poise.

Origin
New Zealand
Variety
Pinot Noir
Malolactic Fermentation
Yes
Bottle Size
75cl
Vegetarian
Yes
Winemaker
Tim Bourne
Fining Agent
None
Closure
Screw top
Region
Martinborough
Vegan
Yes

Vinification details

Made using traditional techniques from fruit grown on the Martinborough terrace. The fruit was destemmed into open top vessels and fermented using indigenous yeast. After an average vat time of 23 days the wine was pressed off and aged in predominately older French barriques for 10 months, with 16% new French oak. Bottled without fining, the resulting wine is a blend of 36 individual parcels.

 

Tasting video

With winemaker Tim Bourne.

 

 

Technical Analysis
Alcohol
13
pH
3.54
Acidity
4.9
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The Noir label brings together over 3 decades of winemaking experience in New Zealand, creating a soft, bright, fruit-forward wine.
Tasting note

A soft, bright, fruit forward wine which can be enjoyed immediately or will cellar successfully for a number of years.

Origin
New Zealand
Variety
Pinot Noir
Malolactic Fermentation
Yes
Bottle Size
75cl
Vegetarian
Yes
Winemaker
Larry McKenna
Closure
Screw top
Region
Martinborough
Vegan
Yes

Vintage Conditions

While it will be forever remembered as the Covid harvest, an excellent summer throughout most of the country has contributed to an outstanding vintage for New Zealandโ€™s wine regions.

Vinification details

100% Martinborough hand harvested fruit has been open top fermented. After a total vat time of 16 days the wine was pressed off and barrel aged for 11 months. Bottled without filtration,ย  structure and texture sit perfectly with ripe fruit flavours and gentle tannins.

AWARDS

Bob Campbell MW: 93 pts
Raymond Chan: 93 pts
Wine Orbit (Sam Kim): 93 pts

Technical Analysis
Alcohol
13.2
pH
3.47
Acidity
5.6
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The Noir label brings together over 3 decades of winemaking experience in New Zealand, creating a soft, bright, fruit-forward wine.
Tasting note

Structure and texture sit perfectly with ripe fruit flavours and combine with intriguing complexity.

Origin
New Zealand
Variety
Pinot Noir
Malolactic Fermentation
Yes
Bottle Size
75cl
Vegetarian
No
Winemaker
Larry McKenna
Fining Agent
Gelatine
Closure
Screw top
Region
Martinborough
Vegan
No

Vinification details

100% Martinborough hand-harvested fruit has been open top fermented. After a total vat time of 21 days the wine was pressed off and barrel aged for 11 months. Bottled without filtration.