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Auntsfield Estate

2023

Pinot Noir

Marlborough - New Zealand
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About

It is quite rare that a Marlborough winery has a greater following for Pinot Noir than Sauvignon Blanc, but that is the case with Auntsfield. Pinot Noir is really the Cowleys’ passion and it shows with this wine. The 2023 season was excellent. Regular winter rainfall and a cool spring encouraged canopy growth but kept cropping levels at a balanced level. Summer had regular rainfall but stayed relatively cool resulting in healthy vines with no disease or water stress. There was a slow progression into autumn with a long drawn-out ripening period where the fruit reached optimum ripeness in perfect harvest conditions.

This wine was made with a minimalist philosophy, designed to reveal the characteristics of the grapes and the vineyard. The fruit was hand-harvested, hand-sorted, gently de-stemmed and gravity-fed to tank. The juice fermented with both indigenous yeast from Auntsfield vineyard. Careful hand plunging was utilized to gently extract flavors and tannins from the skins over three weeks. Maturation occurred in French oak barriques (a small portion new) for 12 months before bottling with just a gentle crossflow filtration and small sulfur addition. No fining.

 

Stats

  • Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir
  • Vineyard: Auntsfield Estate
  • Vine Age: 24-years-old
  • Soil Type: Loess clay over greywacke rock
  • Viticulture: Sustainable (SWNZ – Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand Certified) – Practicing Organic
  • Fermentation: Native – stainless-steel (100% de-stemmed)
  • Skin Contact: 2-3 weeks
  • Aging: 12 months in French barriques (20% new)
  • Alcohol: 14%
  • pH: 3.5
  • Total Acidity: 5.2 g/L
  • Total SO2: 50 ppm
  • Total Production: 900 cases
  • UPC: 9421020691275

Tasting Note

Deep ruby with lush black cherry and plum, touched by florals, earth, and cigar box. Plush fruit, silky tannins, and a long, seamless finish.

Press & Reviews

Vinous

90

"The 2023 Pinot Noir Single Vineyard is a serious, structured expression that feels like it's in a straitjacket. This needs more time in bottle to open, but all the signs are there that it will blossom. While its charming nose of violet, raspberry, dark fruit and licorice is initially welcoming, it tightens up as it moves along the palate. Though light-bodied, its concentration leads to fine tension."

- Rebecca Gibb, MW
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Auntsfield Estate

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