Forager Wine North Canterbury
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This is the eleventh release of Forager Pinot Noir. 2023 was such a balanced season. A combination of favourable conditions at flowering and a dry harvest provided fruit with lovely harmony and flavour. As always considerable time was spent in the vineyard ensuring each vine carried a balanced load of fruit. Hours spent hand tending the vines was carried out by vineyard owners Andy and Jill Black. The fruit was hand picked at the end of March in the midst of a beautiful Autumn and left to ferment outside in the vineyard then rest on skins for one month before a very gentle press to French oak barrels. The wine was aged for 15 months in barrels before bottling without fining or filtration.
| VARIETY | Pinot Noir |
| REGION | North Canterbury |
| SUB-REGION | Waiau |
| VINEYARD | Isolated Hill |
| VINEYARD DETAILS | Amuri Limestone Quarry Hill, 210m Altitude, 40 km inland |
| TIME ON SKINS | 30 days |
| TIME IN BARRELS | 15 months. 7 barrels. |
| AGE OF OAK | 15% new, 30% 2 yr old, 35% 3 yr old, 20% 4 yr old. Very fine grained, French. |
| WHOLEBUNCH | 20% |
| ALCOHOL | 13.5% |
| pH | 3.68 |
| TA | 6.42g/L |
| FINING | none |
| FILTRATION | none |
| STABILISATION | Natural in barrel over winters |
| CASES CRAFTED | 166 (12 x 750ml) |
For distribution and international trade enquiries please contact:
Dom Maxwell
dom@foragerwine.co.nz
Founded in 2012, Forager Wine is the small, quality driven wine company of North Canterbury local and twice named NZ Winemaker of the Year, Dom Maxwell
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