Pinot Noir Rachel 2012

Seresin Estate, tech sheet (cdn.shopify.com – linket fra seresin.co.nz, hentet 2026-10-19): 2012 Seresin Estate Pinot Noir Rachel – område: Marlborough; druer: Pinot Noir; alkohol 13.5%. Producentens noter (engelsk): SERESIN ESTATE RACHEL PINOT NOIR 2012 TASTING NOTE: The nose exhibits aromas of black cherry, truffle and chocolate. The palate is concentrated and full, with a dense core of rich fruit, alongside savoury spice and herbal notes, underpinned by silky-fine and mouthcoating tannins. Long on the finish, with a cleansing acidity, A poised, yet powerful wine. Drink dates: Now until 2025 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 tiny 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 14% were new. The wine went through natural malolactic fermentation during 15 months maturation, before it was bottled unfiltered and unfined. Clones: 115,667, 777 & 10/5 Yield: 3 tonnes / hectare Oak: 100% oak matured, 14% new Bottling date: 17th January 2014 Alcohol: 13.5% RS: <1g/l pH: 3.7 TA: 5.7g/l Organic. Biodynamic. Suitable for vegans. Contains sulphites.