2019 Cornelius Armitage Pinot Noir

Tasting Note Rich and powerful bouquet showing dark plum and cherry fruits with spice, bramble notes, earthy characters with cedar oak. A brooding wine with dark fruits dominating the palate with layers of spice, earthy flavours and cedar oak. This is a powerful Pinot Noir with plenty of ripe tannins and firm acid, giving the wine great structure and depth. A wine built for longevity and will cellaring over the next 10 to 15 years. Technical Note 114, 115, MV6 07/04/19 3.1 kg/vine, 3.1 tn/acre, 7.75 tn/ha, 54 hl/ha 13.5% alc, 3.41 pH, 6.4 g/l acid 16 months in Troncais barriques, 1/3 new, 1/3 one & 1/3 two year old. Fruit was hand-picked at optimal ripeness. 100% de-stemmed to a small 3 tonne open fermenter and cold soaked for 5 days before fermentation started by wild yeasts. The grape must was hand plunged daily over the 2 week period the wine was in tank. Pressed to barrel where it was left maturing for 16 months.