Catalina Sounds Pinot Noir 2015
0.6
5.9
3.51
13.0
Three outstanding vineyards produce the fruit for this impressive pinot. An alluring mix of dark berry fruits, lifted florals and spice marry with underlying savoury notes. It’s elegant and silky with wild, dark berry flavours and gentle dried herb notes. This medium-bodied pinot has exceptional fruit and tannin balance which lingers in the mouth. Pair it with crispy skin duck or new season lamb.
Approachable, generous and flavoursome with a silken elegance.
100% Pinot Noir
French barriques.
This sparsity and within bunch variability has offered a broad spectrum of flavours from classic cherry and raspberry notes through to ripe plum.
Winemaking was very hands-off for this wine. The fruit was destemmed and transferred to open top fermenters via gravity for at least a 3-day cold soak. When signs of natural fermentation were obvious, the tanks were warmed, allowing fermentation to get into full swing. The ferments were plunged twice daily until dry, before an extended maceration on skins for up to 7 days. Once pressed, the wines were run to French oak barriques (20% new) for natural malolactic fermentation and maturation for a total of 10 months. The wine was blended in mid-February 2016 for bottling in March 2016.
Marlborough, New Zealand
0.6
5.9
3.51
13.0