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Terravin Pinot Gris 2007 |
| Produced By
Terravin Wines |
| Wine Description |
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Very low cropping vines from our hillside vineyard in the Omaka Valley Marlborough produce this rich and luscious Pinot Gris. A lovely delicate bouquet of rose petal and peaches and apricots seasoned with nicely balanced old oak. |
| Tasting Notes |
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Rich and concentrated with a weighty suculent palate. Delicate aromatics of rose water, apricots and peaches. The palate weight is huge and finish is prolonged. A great aromatic food wine in a more alsation style. |
| Winemakers Notes |
Winemaking:
Hand harvested into 10kg picking bins 30th March 2007
Processing:
dispersed onto conveyor, quality checked and carried into small batch press. Whole bunch pressed to direct to barrel.
Fermentation:
Indigenous fermentation in barrel
Maturation:
Old French oak for 6 months on fine lees
Oak barrels & aging:
Old French Burgundy barrels for 4mths
Residual Sugar: 3.0g/l
Bottled unfined 10th September 2007
Production 96 cases
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| Viticulture Notes |
Viticulture:
Region: Omaka Valley Marlborough
Aspect: Gentle north facing hillside
Vine density: 5000 plants per hectare
Clones: Lincoln Berry Smith, 40A, 7A
Trellis: Vertical shoot position
Pruning: Guyot double ( 2 canes of 6 buds and 2 spurs)
Summer work,
Shoot thinned, leaf removal and fruit thinned by hand
Yield: 0.4kg/vine
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| Cellaring |
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3-5yrs |
| Technical Details |
| WineMaker:
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Mike Weersing |
| Vintage: |
2007 |
| Variety: |
Pinot Gris |
| Region: |
Marlborough
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| Released: |
20 October 2007 |
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| TiZwine Accolades |
| There are currently no tizwine accolades for this wine |
| Awards |
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| Reviews |
Michael Cooper's Buyer's Guide to NZ Wines - (Michael Cooper)
5 Stars
The debut 2007 vintage (*****) makes a powerful statement. Hill-grown in
the Omaka Valley, it was fermented with indigenous yeasts and lees-aged in
old French oak barrels. Pale straw, it is very bold (15 per cent alcohol)
and rounded, with exceptionally strong peach and apricot flavours, seasoned
with oak. Weighty, concentrated and dry (3 grams/litre of residual sugar)
it's a highly distinctive wine, showing lovely fruit sweetness and richness.
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| Other Wines from this Producer |
| TerraVin "J" | 2004 | | Terravin "J" Cabernet Merlot Malbec | 2005 | | TerraVin Hillside Selection | 2003 | | TerraVin Hillside Selection Pinot Noir | 2005 | 2004 | | TerraVin Omaka Valley | 2004 | 2003 | | Terravin Pinot Gris | 2007 | | Terravin Pinot Noir | 2005 | 2002 | | Terravin Sauvignon Blanc | 2005 | 2004 | | Terravin Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon | 2006 | | Terravin Te Ahu | 2006 | |
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