2020 Delta Pinot Noir

The fruit for Delta Pinot Noir is selected from the estate vineyard, located on the south side of Marlborough’s Wairau Valley. The vineyard comprises 27 hectares of Pinot Noir from selected Dijon clones planted in 2002. The rich clay soil and elevation, combined with Marlborough’s warm days and cool nights, make this site ideal for producing top-quality Pinot Noir.
During a cool evening, selected Pinot Noir clones were harvested from the vineyard and transported to the winery where they were kept in a cold soak for four days to extract maximum colour, flavour and tannin form the grapes.
Fermented with a carefully selected yeast strain, the grapes were hand-plunged up to eight times daily during the height of fermentation. The wine was then pressed equally into tank and seasoned French oak barriques and left to mature for nine months. Winemaker Heather Stewart then selected her preferred barrels for the final blend of the Delta Pinot Noir 2020.
The 2020 Delta Pinot Noir shows aromas of dark cherry, dried thyme and black olive. The rich and fruity, full-bodied palate is full of raspberries, black plum and integrated notes of coffee bean. a fine tannin structure with a long and toasty finish.