2019 Quartz Reef Bendigo Estate Single Ferment Pinot Noir

• Producer: Quartz Reef
• Varietal: Pinot Noir
• Region: Central Otago
• Alcohol: 14.0%
• Net volume: 750ml
• Vintage: 2019
• Cellar until 2033

APPEARANCE: Deep ruby in colour. AROMA: Layered bouquet of red berries, floral and savoury notes. PALATE: Rich and opulent on the palate with dark cherry, plum and spice. Elegant yet mouth filling with an impressive purity and power.

Hand-picked on the 28th March and 8th April. 10% whole bunch. Cold soaked for 7 days before indigenous yeast fermentation kicked in. Gentle hand plunging throughout ferment, followed by post-fermentation maceration of 6 days to ensure optimum fruit and tannin balance. Total time on skin; 21 days. Drained directly into selected French oak barriques (20% new, 40% 1 year old, 20% 2 years old and 20% 3 years old) where the wine aged for 15 months during which natural malolactic fermentation occured. Bottled without fining and filtration. The winemaking was very much in keeping with the traditional practices of the Old World. Winemaker, Rudi Bauer, has combined these techniques, and his own personal understanding, to create this wine.

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