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Pond Paddock 2008 Te Muna Pinot Noir
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Our 2008 pinot noir fruit was hand picked between April 13 and 16 at an average of 24 brix, then 100% destemmed into 4 small open fermenters. We used 4 clones for this wine: Abel, 667, 114, and 5. The average time for the total fermentation period was 22 days, including a 6 day cold soak period. The ferments were hand plunged and then gently basket pressed into French oak. {30% new} and left for 11 months before bottling.
 
Alcohol: 13.7%
PH: 3.5
TA: 6
Cellaring: 5 to 7 years.

I try not to extract a lot of tannins from my ferments.I feel my pinot noirs are fresh and approachable after being in bottle for 8 months. From this point they just get better and better.

 
Awards; Gold Medal at the 2009 Air New Zealand Wine  

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Jeff Barber, Wine Maker.
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Pond Paddock 2007 Te Muna Pinot Noir

Our 2007 pinot noir fruit was hand picked between April 12 and 23 at an average of 24.5 brix, then 100% destemmed into 4 small open fermenters. We used 4 clones for this wine: Abel, 667, 114, and 5. The average time for the total fermentation period was 24 days, including a 6 day cold soak period. The ferments were hand plunged and then gently basket pressed into French oak. {30% new} and left for 11 months before bottling.
 
Alcohol: 13.8%
PH: 3.6
TA: 6
 
Awards; Silver medals at both the 2008 Air New Zealand and NZ International Wine Shows.
 
Tasting notes:
Lovely, genuine pinot noir colour, quite rich and more darkly concentrated than most Burgundian Pinot Noir. The nose is delightful, followed by sweet raspberry and soft fruit, balanced and quite elegant. A lovely palate, nicely spicy balanced by some attractive fruit. Rustic tannins that hold on to the fruit flavours into a good lengthy finish.
 
Please enjoy our wine,
 
Jeff Barber, Winemaker and Viticulturist.
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Pond Paddock
P.O.Box 104 Martinborough
Phone: 06 306 8114
Fax: 06 306 8317
Email: jeff@pondpaddock.co.nz