2008 Stephanie's Dream Pinot Noir
Tasting Notes
This wine shows a complex nose of ripe cherries, plums, rhubarb and violets. The palate is juicy yet savoury with complex ripe red fruits supported by integrated spicy oak, with fine tannins and a long crisp finish.
Harvest Details
Vinification Details
Bottling Details
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Harvest Details
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| Variety |
100% Pinot Noir |
| Harvest Date |
22nd to 29th Feb 2008 |
| Yield |
2.5 t/a |
| Beaume |
12.6 through 14.1 |
| Total Acid |
5.6 g/l (average) |
| pH |
3.5 (average) |
Vinification Details
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| Fermentation |
25% whole bunch, processed in small batches with a period of cold soak (one week) and then fermented using wild yeast in small wooden 300 year old fermenter . Piaged 2-3 times per day, received one week postmaceration ferment. Pressed without settling into barrels and left to mature for 12 months. |
| Yeasts |
67% Wild, 33% RC212, X5, R17, RB2 |
| Oak Treatment |
Aged in 40% new oak for 11 months |
| New Oak |
Francois Frere, Remond |
| Cooper |
Sirugue |
| Filtration |
Minimal |
| Winemaker |
Ray Nadeson |
Bottling Details
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| Bottling Date |
27th February 2009 |
| Total Production |
250 Cases |
| Alcohol |
13.5% |
| pH |
3.68 |
| Total Acid |
6.32 g/l |
