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Dog Point - Pinot Noir 2016
- Producer Dog Point Vineyard
- Blend 100% Pinot Noir
- Country New Zealand
- Region Marlborough
- UPC 7 90559 00432 0
Vintage
Our 2015 harvest, began with an early start on the 3rd March after a warm and dry season, with only half of our annual rainfall (310mm). It was a small yielding year due to indifferent weather at flowering, followed by a dry summer, which lead to concentrated wines that will age well.
Vineyard
Location: Marlborough home vineyards, Settlement and Yarrum, all on hill slopes.
Viticulture: 4.5 tonnes/hectare. Some plantings date back to 1983.
Clones: 80% Dijon Clones (667,777,115) 10% Clone 5, 5% Abel, 5% 10/5
Soil: Clay loams.
Viticulture: 4.5 tonnes/hectare. Some plantings date back to 1983.
Clones: 80% Dijon Clones (667,777,115) 10% Clone 5, 5% Abel, 5% 10/5
Soil: Clay loams.
Wine
Winemaking: Hand picked and chilled overnight and handsorted. 85% destemmed and 15% whole bunches included. Fermented in small stainless open top fermenters with 100% indigenous yeasts over a period of 2 weeks prior to pressing into French oak barrels for eighteen months (40% new). Bottled without fining or filtration.
Colour: Deep ruby in colour.
Aroma: A ripe spectrum of flavours lead by dark stone fruit and evident spice aromas.
Palate: The palate is bold, with intense red and dark fruit. The use of whole bunch inclusion during fermentation adds a layer of dried herbs and floral notes. The wine has a rich and full palate structure, with even, fine grained tannins.
Colour: Deep ruby in colour.
Aroma: A ripe spectrum of flavours lead by dark stone fruit and evident spice aromas.
Palate: The palate is bold, with intense red and dark fruit. The use of whole bunch inclusion during fermentation adds a layer of dried herbs and floral notes. The wine has a rich and full palate structure, with even, fine grained tannins.
Technical data
Alcohol 13.5%
pH 3.63
Acidity 5.7g/l
pH 3.63
Acidity 5.7g/l
