Quartz Reef Bendigo Estate Single Ferment Pinot Noir 2021 14% 750ml

TASTING NOTES

AROMA

Savoury, with pink peppercorns and star anise, blood orange and raspberry leaf tea on the nose.

PALATE

In the mouth, Velvet is saturated with flavour, shaped by fine, chalky, tannins. Theres an appealing length through the finish.

VINIFICATION

This single ferment named Velvet has been selected as it best expresses the Bendigo Estate vineyard and the growing season. Hand harvested on the 24th of March from block 6. Cold soaked for 5 days before indigenous yeast fermentation kicked in. Gentle hand plunging throughout ferment, followed by post- fermentation maceration of 6 days to ensure optimum fruit and tannin balance. Total time on skin: 22 days. Drained directly into selected French oak barriques (16 % new, 66 % 1 year old, 18 % 2 years old) where the wine aged for 13 months during which natural malolactic fermentation occurred.

VINTAGE NOTES

With warm Spring conditions, growth was steady throughout the vineyard. Flowering began in mid-November and following a cold front in late November, frost risk remained low for the remainder of the season. The new year brought both rain and snow leaving a dusting on the Pisa Ranges, the lowest we have ever seen this far into the season. Warm dry weather followed right through into harvest which enabled the fruit to ripen to perfection. Veraison took place at the end of January and we began our harvest in March. Optimal conditions early in the season have resulted in an above average yield and a long dry season has provided us with exceptional quality.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCT

Country: New Zealand

Region: Central Otago

Vintage: 2021

Variety: Pinot Noir

alcohol volume: 14.0

closure: Screwcap

volume: 750

weight: 1.355kg

wine style: Red (Light Medium Bodied)