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Rapaura Springs South Brook Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021
New Zealand, Southern Valleys
Pinot Noir
RRP £24.99
MB
Mark Bowers
Export / Sales Manager, Rapaura Springs
Description
The South Brook vineyard is located in the Fairhall Valley within the Marlborough Southern Valleys. This hill-side site has several microclimates, creating unique fruit characteristics, which combine for a complex and layered flavour profile. The clay soils in this vineyard are planted with traditional Dijon clones and produce Pinot Noir with intense dark cherry and berry characters. After hand-picking, the fruit for this wine was was cold soaked for five days, prior to wild fermentation. Whole bunch components provide additional complexity (10%). The wine was aged for ten months in oak.
Awards
93 pts James Suckling
Bob Campbell MW 2021 - 93 Points
Cameron Douglas MS 2020 - 94 Points
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit 2021 - 5 Stars
Candice Chow, Raymond Chan 2021 - 18.5 Points
Certifications
SWNZ
Alcohol
13.5%
Analytical data
dry
0.46 g/l residual sugar
5.5 g/l acidity