Sutherland Pinot Noir 2010

This Pinot Noir was aged in French oak barrels for 9 months. The wine is light and clean, with earthy wild strawberry and raspberry flavours, and a perfumed and elegant finish.

Maturation

Will continue improving for 5 years.

Food Pairing

Lightly flavoured dishes, like salmon and tuna, mildly prepared beef, soft cheeses.

Winemaker's Comments

This Pinot Noir was aged in French oak barrels for 10 months. The wine is light and clean, with earthy wild strawberry and raspberry flavours, and a perfumed and elegant finish.

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Tasting Notes

Viticultural Practices

Varietal	Pinot Noir
Root stock	101 – 14
Soil type	Tukulu / Glenrosa
Age of vines	Planted 2006
Plant density	2058 vines/ha
Trellising	7 wire Perold with moveable foliage wires
Pruning	Spur pruning
Yield	4 t/ha
Irrigation	Supplementary drip
Vintage	One of the more difficult vintages in recent years. Warm spells of weather, with random rainy periods during the ripening period.
Picking date	5th February 2010
Grape sugar	23.62 °B
Acidity	6.31 g/l
pH at harvest	3.36

Winemaking Practices

Yeasts	Natural occurring yeasts
Fermentation temp	28 °C
Method	De-stalked, hand sorting of berries, crushed, pumped into s/s tanks, pumped over for 5 days, left for 2 days before pressing, racked to barrel for malolactic fermentation.
Wood Maturation	9 months in barrel. 10 % new French oak, balance 3rd and 4th fill barrels.