Envoy Outpost Pinot Noir 2008
Tasting Notes
Outpost vineyard is a densely planted, steep, west-facing hill slope in the Omaka Valley. A mantle of wind-blown loess covers stony gravels. The site is warm and with a long growing season is perfect for world class Pinot Noir
Country
New Zealand
Region
Marlborough
Vineyards
Outpost
Block
Mid-slope
Variety
Pinot Noir
Harvest Date
16 - 27 March
Brix at Harvest
23.7 - 24.8 °Brix
Viticulturalist
Adam McCone
Soils
Well drained gravelly clays and windblown Loess
Winemakers
Paul Bourgeois and Kathy-Lee Sowman
Winemaking
Grapes were hand harvested from our hillside plantings of Pinot Noir. They were partially de stemmed and fermented with wild yeasts in small oak cuves. After pressing and malolactic fermentation the wine was aged for 18 months in French oak barrels.
Colour
Deep Garnet
Bouquet
Brooding and intense. Dark fruits with a citrus/perfumed lift.
Palate
Sweet and immediate fruit with a hint of the forest floor complexity to emerge with age. The structure is powerful, with a long and elegant finish.
Release Date
March 2010
Cellaring
3-5 Years
Analysis
Residual Sugar:
<2.0 g/L
pH:
3.43
TA:
6.4 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5% v/v
SV_Envoy_Note_Outpost_PN_08.pdf
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