Waitaki Vineyard Pinot Noir 2008

Valli, «Previous Vintages» (valliwine.com, hentet 2026-10-19) og tech note (static.spacecrafted.com): 2008 Valli Waitaki Vineyard Pinot Noir – område: Waitaki Valley; drue: Pinot Noir; 11 måneder på fad. Enkeltmark ifølge producenten: Waitaki Vineyard. Producentens tech note (engelsk): Valli Vineyards 2008 Waitaki Pinot Noir Viticulture Location: Waitaki, North Otago Climate: Semi - Maritime Clones: UCD 5 / Dijon 115 Soils: Limestone based soils spread through river gravels GDD: Aprox 970 Rainfall: 550 mm per annum Vine Age: Planted 2001 Yield: 4 Tonnes / Hectare Vines per hectare: 5000 Trellis System: Vertical Shoot Position Winemaking: Harvest Date: 12 May 2008 Brix: 24 TA: 6.4g/l Whole Bunch: 25% Destemmed : 75% Peak Ferment Temp: 29 c Oak: 40% New, 30% 1 year, 30% 2 year Coopers: Mercurey, Saury, Cadus, Francois Freres Time in Barrel: 11 Months Fining : None Filtration: 4 Micron (Coarse) Alcohol %: 13 % Alc Tasting Note: “...amazingly perfumed aromatics; talc, crushed limestone, dried herb, spice and red berry fruit. Often not picked till mid May the grapes benefit from a long “hang time” before harvest producing wines with very fine, ripe integrated tannins and incredible length of flavour.” Grant Taylor