New Zealand London Annual Trade Tasting (Lindley Hall, Royal Horticultural Halls): Grown across the Estate with vines planted in the Waenga silty loam soils of lower terraces and the more gravelly Lochar sandy loams of the blocks beside the winery. Certified Organic since 2021. Hand-harvested fruit was ambient-soaked for four to five days before fermentation began. Gentle, selective timing of hand-plunging and pump overs during fermentation. Approximately 15% whole-bunch clusters were included in some of the ferments. 15 months in French oak. 14% -/- Reductive notes, cherry notes, tight tannins, smoky, give it time
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2/29/2024 - Tonyromolampkin Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nose: Boquete of flowers, yeast, citrus peel, plum, red fruit, smells like a spring forest mixed with a baking fruit crumble.
Palate: citrus, baking spice, French oak wood, sour cherries, plum, savoury, tastes like hiking through a fruit orchard in France.
Finish: Warm, acidic, baking spice, wood, French oak finish is distinct.
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2/6/2024 - kostaslonis wrote:
New Zealand London Annual Trade Tasting (Lindley Hall, Royal Horticultural Halls): Grown across the Estate with vines planted in the Waenga silty loam soils of lower terraces and the more gravelly Lochar sandy loams of the blocks beside the winery. Certified Organic since 2021.
Hand-harvested fruit was ambient-soaked for four to five days before fermentation began. Gentle, selective timing of hand-plunging and pump overs during fermentation. Approximately 15% whole-bunch clusters were included in some of the ferments. 15 months in French oak. 14%
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Reductive notes, cherry notes, tight tannins, smoky, give it time
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