Pinot Noir 2015
FORAGER WINE
Pinot Noir 2015
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This is my fourth release of Forager Pinot Noir. 2015 was a very dry season. We experienced warm temperatures after an initially slow start to Spring. The bunches were small and ripe with lovely intensity. Hand-picked and hand-sorted, the grapes are then returned to sit amongst the vines where they once grew. Giving indigenous yeasts from the vineyard the opportunity to create a true expression of the actual vineyard site. Temperature fluctuations in the vineyard environment add a layer of complexity to the fermentation process, with a prolonged pre-fermentation maceration and cooler soaking temperatures than I would expect inside a winery.
WINE INFORMATION
| VARIETY | Pinot Noir |
| REGION | Waipara, North Canterbury |
| SUB-REGION | Omihi |
| TIME ON SKINS | 25 days |
| TIME IN BARRELS | 16 months |
| AGE OF OAK | 1 Yr old centre of France, fine grain, light and long toast and three years seasoning. |
| WHOLEBUNCH | 25% |
| ALCOHOL | 13.0% |
| pH | 3.50 |
| TA | 6.45 g/L |
| FINING | none |
| FILTRATION | none |
| STABILISATION | none |
| CASES CRAFTED | 45 |
