Yealands Estate Single Vineyard
Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir
Red Varietals
Yealands Estate Single Vineyard
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92 points
"A delicious wine with a core savoury, saline and fruity storyline. Flavours of raspberry and red cherry, a saline, sea spray quality, a fine, lighter wood layer and a fresh acid line. Salivating and fresh, with a gentle savoury seam and textures from fine tannins and lighter wood and baking spice influences. Balanced and well made, best drinking from day of purchase through 2031+." Cameron Douglas
- Bouquet
- Lifted dark berry aromas of blackberries and boysenberry, with subtle floral and spice notes.
- Palate
- The palate is structured, with generous ripe cherry and boysenberries flavours, balanced with tannins and hints of oak.
- Dietary information
- Suitable for vegetarians, vegans and a gluten free diet.
- Cellaring Recommendation
- Enjoy now, or cellar 2-4 years.
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Winemaker's notes
The Pinot Noir fruit for this wine was picked when it was showing perfect ripeness and balanced fruit flavours. The parcels were cold macerated, before being warmed and inoculated with yeast. A hot fermentation proceeded, with regular plunging to craft a wine with elegance and structure. Post primary fermentation the parcels were gently pressed off, settled, then racked off heavy lees an aged in a mixture of French oak barriques. The wine remained in oak whilst it went through natural malolactic fermentation. It was then blended and filtered for bottling.
Vineyard
Taylor Pass
High above the Awatere River on a terrace shaped by glacial and tectonic movements, Taylor Pass vineyard produces wines of purity, precision and a distinct mineral drive. Yealands Estate Single Vineyard wines showcase the unique environment and diversity of flavours from our premium Awatere Valley vineyards.
Leave the land better than we found it
Sustainability
At Yealands, we aim to leave the land better than we found it. We achieve this through a wide range of initiatives and on-going projects including developing wetlands, making our own special compost and using natural pest control measures in our vineyard.
