Esk Valley Pinot Noir Size:75cl

Esk Valley Pinot Noir Size:75clThis is a robust and concentrated style of Marlborough Pinot Noir from an excellent Pinot Noir vintage. It was grown on the clay soils of the Wairau Valley's southern hills and exhibits aromatics and flavours of dark brambly fruits including cherry and plum with notes of herbs and spice. With its subtle oak influence, this is a fruit forward style and a fine match with food. The grapes for this wine were sourced from two key vineyards; one in the

150m above sea level that drops down a north facing slope to a sheltered gully

- Hand crafted in small batches

but we’ll let you be the judge of that one - though you will get top marks if you stick a Jaffa cake on your glass like a citrus wheel garnish

Each parcel was kept separate and fermented in small open top tanks and hand plunged up to 4 times daily

Produced in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy

traditionally enjoyed inside the Champagne House itself

balanced and has a long finish

gives plenty of fruit and texture to the wine

they were gently crushed and cooled

with firm tannins but already well tamed for immediate consumption

white and yellow fruits with excellent richness

Based in Robertson