Vintage: 2018
Region: Marlborough
Country: New Zealand
Pinot Noir
Aromas of chocolate and dark cherry. Blackberry, dried herbs & liquorice flavours. Rich, supple tannins.
Hand picked and destemmed at the winery into open top fermenters. Cold soaked for 7 days with daily pump overs and plunging. Juice was inoculated with cultured yeast for fermentation and left to sit on skins for 5 days post ferment before pressing and going to barrel. Once in barrel malolactic fermentation was carried out and then left alone to develop. Approx 18% new French oak.
About:
WindRush are second generation organic producers. Callum’s family have been farming organically since the late 90’s originally with sheep and beef in Otago and now viticulture in Marlborough. In 2014 they purchased a small property in Renwick and set about planting a Chardonnay vineyard. Deciding to plant Chardonnay because it's a personal favourite and not a variety we have on any of our family owned properties. This vineyard has become an obsession and it has given us a great amount of satisfaction to get it to a point where we are able to release this wine.
Certified Organic & Biodynamic
Grower Producer