Aroha Pinot Noir 2017
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New Zealand
In the cool-climate region of Martinborough, the 81.5 acres terraced Te Muna Road Vineyard is planted with eight clones of Pinot Noir in more than 40 different parcels. On the vineyard’s two distinct terraces, stony soils produce exceptional Pinot Noir. Grapes were hand harvested – 60% destemmed, 40% whole bunch – before undergoing fermentation in a combination of open-top stainless steel tanks and French oak cuves. The wine matured for 11 months in 32% new French oak barriques.
92 Points
2017 vintage
Harvest Note
The 2017 vintage was marked by a cool, windy, and wet start to the season that created conditions for lower yields. As the summer in New Zealand progressed, the temperatures in February and March returned to average historical temperatures, which allowed the fruit on the vines to mature and develop to full ripeness prior to harvest.
Tasting Note
Dark cherry colour. Complex bouquet of violets, thyme, winter forest floor and glazed cherry. Soft on the palate with a mixture or red and dark fruits persisting toward a fine, dry finish. A wine showing great finesse despite it’s firm structural frame.
Technical Data
GRAPES: 100% Pinot Noir
APPELLATION: Martinborough
PH: 3.77
ACIDITY: 5.67 g/l
ABV: 12.8%
AGING: Maturation 11 months in French Oak & Stainless steel tanks
Unique Selling Points
- Certified Sustainable, Organic or Biodynamic
- Distinct, higher vineyard terrace with old, stony soils yields impeccable Pinot Noir
- Single-vineyard Pinot Noir with complex, subtle fruit and very good length
I am fortunate to lead an extraordinary group of people who want to be part of creating something truly magnificent that successive generations can admire and enjoy for years to come. I love our great estates and feel a strong connection to their complexities and subtleties.
Julian Grounds, Winemaker
About the Grape
Pinot Noir
In France, makes a silky, deceptively powerful wine of elegant, complex aromas and subtle, red fruit flavors, with earthy, floral, mushroom and mineral notes. In California, shows ripe, sweet characters.
