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Te Muna Estate
Martinborough
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Butterworth
Butterworth Pinot Noir 2020
$55.00
Redcurrants, cranberries, dried herbs and sweet spices on the nose. Some cedar, too. It’s medium-bodied with lively acidity. Fruity and crunchy with vibrant character, tension and balance. Succulent finish..
This is an unfined pure expression of our vineyard’s best Pinot Noir vines. Blended together to create a distinctive, complete and satisfying wine.
96pts Double Gold - New Zealand International Wine Show - Nov 2022
92 pts James Suckling - Oct 2022
95 pts - Candice Chow for Raymond Chan Wine Reviews
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Tasting Notes
Download PDFColour: Deep garnet, purple hue.
Aroma: Cardamom, blueberries, dark fleshed cherries with flecks of freshly
crushed vanilla pod leap from the glass.
Palate: Rich dark toasty characters add to the Te Muna bright acid line. The
tannins are youthful and fine boned, adding to the mid palate interest. An iron
fist in a velvet glove.
Winemakers Notes
Winemaking: The fruit was placed into 2.2-ton fermenters, and hand plunged
once daily, with a maximum ferment temperature of 32°C. The wine spent 20-23
days on skins, before being drained and pressed to oak barrels. The wine spent 11
months in oak, before the first racking. No fining agents were added, and the
wine received a light filtration before bottling.
Variety, clones & composition: 100% Pinot Noir; Clones Abel, UCD 6, UCD 5,
Dijon clones 667 and 115.
Harvest date 8th March to 3rd April, 2020
Brix 22.8-24.1°Br pH 3.27-3.54 TA 8.33-9.08 g/L
Alc. 14 % pH 3.56 TA 5.90 g/L
Residual sugar <1 g/L
Oak Maturation: 18% new oak, 100% oak barrel matured
Bottling date: 15 December, 2021
Allergens: Contains Sulphites. Vegan & vegetarian friendly
94 points - Bob Campbell MW
Appealing, elegant pinot noir with red fruits, spice, wood-smoke, fresh herbs and subtle floral flavours. A high-energy wine with a backbone of bright, fresh acidity and fine, peppery tannins.
