Winemakers - Stu Marfell
Vintage - 2018
Variety - 100% Pinot Noir
Appellation - Marlborough, New Zealand
Alcohol - 13.5%
Barrel Regimen - Cold Picked in the early morning. Traditional hand-plunging techniques during fermentation to extract optimum color and soft tannins. Aged in French oak barriques to add complexity.
Tasting Notes- Black cherry, black tea, wet stone, asian spices, dried herbs, medium bodied, silky tannins, and a smooth finish
Pinot Noir is the world’s most popular light-bodied red wine. It’s loved for its red fruit, flower, and spice aromas that are accentuated by a long, smooth finish. A very versatile food pairing wine given it’s higher high acidity and lower tannin. Pinot Noir pairs particularly well with duck, chicken, pork, and mushrooms. Pinot noir famously hails from the Burgundy region of France. It is recognized as producing some of the most important, recognizable wines in history. In the last several decades, California has grown in acclaim for it's pinot noir on the world stage. The Russian River Valley, Santa Rita Hills and Santa Maria in particular can be relied upon to produce world class pinot noir.
