Leah Pinot Noir 2012

Seresin Estate, tech sheet (cdn.shopify.com – linket fra seresin.co.nz, hentet 2026-10-19): 2012 Seresin Estate Leah Pinot Noir – område: Marlborough; druer: Pinot Noir; alkohol 13%. Producentens noter (engelsk): SERESIN ESTATE LEAH PINOT NOIR 2012 TASTING NOTE: Exhibits bright, fragrant berry-fruit aromas, interlaced with spice and herbal notes. The wine is focused and concentrated, with a succulent fruit core, framed by fine-grained tannins and a mouthwatering acidity. An elegant and understated style with immediate appeal, but structure to last. Drink dates: Now until 2024 VINTAGE: 2012 was a cool year. However, it started in ordinary fashion with a fine spring and even flowering and fruit-set. There was some rain at Christmas, though not enough to cause trouble, but temperatures never really lifted and the sun rarely showed her face. Consequently, the ripening was slow and harvest late with low yields. VINEYARD: The fruit comes mostly from our clay-rich hillside Raupo Creek vineyard in the Omaka Valley, with a small amount also from the alluvial shingles of our Tatou vineyard and the Noa vineyard, which is made up of Waimakariri type soils of alluvial origin. WINEMAKING: Fruit was hand-sorted, destemmed and cooled. After pre-fermentation steeping, the juice was warmed and fermented with wild yeast, and the caps hand-plunged daily during fermentation. The wine was left on skins for 2 weeks of post-ferment maceration, then drained, lightly pressed and transferred to French oak barriques, of which 12% were new. The wine went through natural malolactic fermentation during 11 months maturation, before it was bottled unfiltered and unfined. Clones: 115,777 & 10/5 Yield: 6 tonnes / hectare Oak: 100% oak matured, 12% new Bottling date: 11th December 2013 Alcohol: 13% RS: <1g/l pH: 3.7 TA: 5.3g/l Organic. Biodynamic. Suitable for vegans. Contains sulphites.