2023 Treble Pinot Noir
Black Estate, Waipara Valley, Canterbury, New Zealand
Three-vineyard estate Pinot Noir and the entry to the range: fresh, red-fruited and fine-boned, reflecting clay, limestone and sandstone sites.
- A blend of all three owned vineyards: Home's clay, Damsteep's limestone and Netherwood's sandstone.
- Mostly destemmed with about 80% whole berries; 28 days on skins, then 9 months in neutral barrels.
- Fresh, red-fruited and fine-boned at 12% alcohol: the entry to the range.
- Site
- Blend of the three estate vineyards: Home, Damsteep and Netherwood
- Region
- Waipara Valley (Omihi), North Canterbury, NZ
- Soil
- Home: sedimentary clay; Damsteep: sandstone and fractured limestone; Netherwood: sandstone and mudstone
- Farming
- Certified organic and biodynamic
- Harvest
- Hand harvested
- Fermentation
- About 79% destemmed (80% whole berries); 4-day cold soak; 10 to 12 day native ferment with gentle punch-downs twice daily
- Maceration
- 28 days
- Ageing
- 9 months in neutral 228 L and 500 L barrels, then 3 weeks in stainless steel
- Alcohol
- 12.0%
Tasting Notes
Bright red cherry, raspberry and plum aromas with a lift of blossom and a faint meaty, savoury note. Mid-weight and crunchy, with fresh acidity and fine, chalky tannins. Light on its feet at 12% alcohol, it is fresh, red-fruited and fine-boned, finishing clean and moreish.
Distributed in Australia by Principal Wine.