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Bright burgundy with a purple edge, Estate Vineyards Pinot Noir ’19 has an immediate aroma of ripe strawberry, raspberry, lavender and nutmeg. Hints of vanilla and smoke float across a palate that’s dominated by soft red fruit and silky fine tannins.
A recent addition to the Te Mata family, this is a beguiling wine. Ripe and mouthfilling, Estate Vineyards Pinot Noir ’19 has oodles of gorgeous appeal while also overdelivering complexity and finesse.
Wine Storage Suggestions
Estate Vineyards Pinot Noir ’19 will continue to evolve in bottle for two to four years from harvest.
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Licence Number 29/OFF/032/20: Exp Feb 2023
International Distribution & Stockists - Australia - United Kingdom
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
pH: 3.61
Total acidity as tartaric: 5.9gpl
Alcohol: 13.5%
Residual Sugar: Dry
WINEMAKING The individual lots were each destemmed and given a traditional warm-plunged fermentation. The resulting wines underwent extended maceration on skins before pressing. The separate wines were then run to a mixture of new and seasoned French oak barriques for 11 months’ maturation.
VINEYARDS Estate Vineyards Pinot Noir ’19 was harvested between 7 and 25 March 2019 from Te Mata Estate’s own vineyards in Woodthorpe Terraces.
ORIGIN
Sourced exclusively from Te Mata Estate's own vineyards, the estate vineyard wines represent the best qualities of their variety, vintage, and Hawke's Bay origin.
