Black Label
Marlborough Pinot Noir
2023
Big hearted and open armed with cherry, plum and gentle spice that carry through a long, smooth finish.
Black Label Marlborough Pinot Noir
Our Black Label range is crafted specifically to complement food. This Pinot Noir is warm and soft in style with delicately textured tannins. A dark fruited and spicy wine, with great persistence, offering sweet cherry and raspberry notes with a hint of nutmeg.
Tasting Notes
Dark cherry and raspberry conserve along with vanilla, nutmeg and cedar.
Silken tannins give a smooth the entry dominated by savoury notes and red fruits. Dried cranberry merge with dark plum which lingers along with mineral elements on the finish. Cocoa also detected. Complex and elegant.
Silken tannins give a smooth the entry dominated by savoury notes and red fruits. Dried cranberry merge with dark plum which lingers along with mineral elements on the finish. Cocoa also detected. Complex and elegant.
Winemaker Notes
The grapes were crushed to open top vats and held cold for six to seven days before allowing wild yeast to initiate fermentation. Some tank were inoculated with commercial strains. The wine was left on skins for three weeks after ferment to assist tannin integration before being moved to oak casks. After 10 months the wines were assembled and bottled.
Food Pairing
Ideal with a stir-fry of cubed lamb and eggplant, also makes a good partner for a steak and mushroom pie.
Technical Notes
| Alc | 13.0% |
|---|---|
| TA | 5.7g/L |
| pH | 3.65 |
| RS | 0.4g/L |
Key Information
| First Vintage | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Region | Marlborough |
| Fermentation Vessel | Open top vats |
| Malolactic | Yes |
| Fining | Gelatine |
