Description
Maude Estate pinot noir
Blackcurrant, bramble, dark cherry, plum with hints of violet and dried pine needles on a forest floor.
A sophisticated Central Otago Pinot Noir, where precision and detail replace volume and mass.
Harvest date: 3 April – 19 April 2019
Bottling date: 5 March 2020
Qty bottled: 3307 doz
Pinot Noir clones: 115, 667, 5, Abel, 777, 6, 114, 113
Alcohol : 14%
pH: 3.58
Acidity : 5.5 g/L
Poison Creek (Queensberry) 49 %
Mohawk Hill (Lowburn) 51 %
Whole cluster average : 21 %
Maceration average : 24 days on skins
Matured 10 months in barrique
No fining / minimal filtration