Two Pack te Pā Reserve Collection Taylor River Pinot Noir

Vineyards Single vineyard, Taylor River, Omaka - Marlborough
Winemaking notes

The fruit was handpicked from two blocks in the Taylor River Vineyard, both of which were picked on the 31 st of March.

Each block was fermented separately in open top fermenters. The 115 block was 30% whole bunch, while the Abel batch was fully destemmed.

The two batches were basket- pressed to barrel where they underwent natural, full malo-lactic fermentation in spring.

A selection of the best 6 barrels was made for this inaugural Reserve Collection Pinot Noir. These were racked to tank after 11 months in oak and left to settle for a further 3 months before being racked again and bottled without fining or filtration.

The final blend consisted of 60% clone 115, 40% Abel, 1/3 new oak and an average of 18% whole bunch.