Yealands Estate Single Vineyard
Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir
Red Varietals
Yealands Estate Single Vineyard
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93 points
" Vibrant and enticing, youthful and ripe fruited bouquet showcasing aromas of wild raspberry and crushed black cherry. There’s a whole-berry carbonic note suggesting super fresh berry aromas with a tinge of bubble-gum. On the palate - equally enticing with flavours of red berries and plums, dark red apple skin and a light savoury mineral layer. Fine easy tannins with medium+ acidity. A youthful refreshing example with lost of upfront fruit then flavours of dark spiced oak with a soft toasty edge and a whisper of salt on the finish. Balanced and well made. Ready to enjoy from today and through 2025+." 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
Seaview
Our Seaview Vineyard in the Awatere Valley is exposed to some of the toughest growing conditions in Marlborough; high sunshine and wind, cool nights and low rainfall which produces a smaller, thicker skinned berry with intense fruit flavours. This wine is sourced from two different blocks in our Seaview Vineyard and the unique micro climates within them ensure low yields, consistently producing Pinot Noir with good structure and flavour. The soil is predominantly windblown loess.
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.
