Leah Pinot Noir 2022

Seresin Estate, tech sheet (cdn.shopify.com – linket fra seresin.co.nz, hentet 2026-10-19): 2022 Seresin Estate Leah Pinot Noir – område: Marlborough; druer: Pinot Noir; alkohol 13%; 10 måneder på fad, 15% nye. Enkeltmark ifølge arket: Raupo Creek. Producentens noter (engelsk): pH - 3.55 TA - 5.8 g/L RS - Dry Alc - 13% Total SO2 - 52 ppm Leah Pinot Noir 2022 Vineyard - Raupo Creek Clones - 10/5, 777, 5, Abel, 6 Yield - 6 Tonnes/ hectare Oak - 10 months, 15% new Certified Organic Suitable for Vegans Tasting Notes A blend deriving from our favourite Pinot Noir Clones on Osip hill, a north facing slope the sits majestically onthe Raupo vineyard. Leah is named after Michael Seresin’s daughter. This gorgeous Pinot Noir reflects the cool climate growing conditions that endure in the Omaka Valley, Marlborough. Vibrant, crunchy and expressing dense dark fruit aromas that integrate well with spice and earthy notes. The palate is fleshy and structured, yet supple and elegant. It held together by focused, fine acidity. Winemaking The fruit was hand-picked, destemmed and fermented in small batches. Fermentation was with a combination of both wild and selected yeasts. The wine was left on skins for 3-4 weeks with gentle plunging during ferment, before being drained, lightly pressed and transferred to aged French Oak barrels. The wine went through natural malolactic fermentation during 10 months maturation, before it was bottled lightly filtered and unfined. Vintage 2022 will be remembered for its challenging nature, which kept us on our toes after a run of remarkably effortless vintages in a row. Dry, stable weather over flowering lead to an abundant fruit set, and with consistent small rain events we enjoyed fantastic vigour across the whole vineyard. Leading into the harvest period the region endured some significant rainfall events, which increased berry and bunch size, but also disease pressure, unfortunately. Luckily we had an excellent team working tirelessly in the vineyard to mitigate this and also crop thin throughout the whole vineyard, with an extra focus on the Pinot Noir. We started picking Pinot Noir on 16th March and finished picking with a botrytis style Riesling on 19th May. It must be said, after the early and fast and furious nature of the previous vintages, a vintage that was a touch later and spread out between each variety was really welcomed. With a great picking team and a focus solely on the Raupo vineyard, we were able to pick each plot before any real disease pressure took a hold. […]