St Jacques Pinot Noir 2012
St Jacques Pinot Noir 2012
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Deliciously fresh, vibrantly fruity and supple our St Jacques Pinot Noir 2012 captivates with its charming oak complexity and lasting finish.
Reviews:
4 Stars Michael Cooper
Deeply coloured, it is highly concentrated, with fresh, bold, plummy flavours and gentle tannins. Delicious young.
- From Sustainable Production, accredited by Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand
- Montepulciano originates from Central Italy and produces large, almost seedless grape berries of an amazing dark colour.
- Relatively low acidity (especially for an Italian varietal) and mild sweet tannins, ideally suited to the temperate Nelson climate.
- Weather Conditions: A wet and cool spring reduced our crop levels considerably. Summer was marked by high rainfall and incredible canopy growth. Luckily a stunning Indian Summer followed, bringing along good ripeness and fantastic flavour development.
- 100% fruit from our Home block
- Moutere clay soil with a layer of sandy loam
- Close planting: 3780 vines/ha
- Hand-harvested and hand-sorted on 8 May
- Gentle de-stemming before fermentation on the skins
- hand plunged, light press cycle
- Gravity-fed from press area to main winery
- 12 month ageing in French oak barriques in temperature controlled barrel room
- Minimal pumping
- Gentle filtration in a single pass from cloudy to sterile.
- Bottled on 1 Aug 2013 in Light-Weight Bottles to reduce our Carbon Footprint
- 13.5% Alcohol, Screw Capsules
- only 64 cases produced