Pinot Noir
2013
Located in the Awatere Valley, Marlborough, Yealands Family Wines produces award-winning wines in harmony with nature. Yealands Family wines is the culmination of the vision, dedication and hard work of Peter Yealands--a New Zealand pioneer with the goal of creating delicious wines and the world’s most sustainable winery. His motto to “think boldly, tread lightly and never say it cannot be done” guides every initiative at the estate. The wines are produced from vineyards in the Awatere...
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Vineyard: 100% Willowflat Vineyard, Awatere Valley The block comprises of a North facing slope that has an altitude of 180 metres above sea level. The soils are free draining river gravels with a top loess layer. The vines yielded 4.5 Tonne / hectare.
“This parcel of fruit has been selected from one of our Awatere Valley river terrace blocks that are so well suited to high quality Pinot Noir production. We work very hard in the vineyard to minimise crop levels and this fruit does get quite a bit of sun exposure to ripen sufficiently the tannins and all aspects of the wine. What intrigues me about this wine is the beautiful floral notes and elegance. We aim to enhance these attributes of the wine with French oak barrels but are always very careful not to include too much new oak. It is always a bit shy right after bottling but I believe the wine will continue to evolve in the bottle positively for years to come. An elegant Pinot Noir showing ripe red fruit and floral characters enhanced by well integrated oak and a velvety texture. Cellar up to 10 years.”
An elegant Pinot Noir showing ripe red fruit and floral characters enhanced by well integrated oak and a velvety texture.
There's a real beauty to this wine. It's fresh, juicy and elegant with nice grainy structure under the sweet red and black cherry fruit. The key here is the mouthfeel: it's so rounded and elegant and pure.
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A plush and supple red, brimming with flavors of raspberry coulis, cherry, rosemary, dried rose petal, forest floor and smoky black tea. Harmonious, focused and pure, with nice persistence on the finish, where pepper and citrus peel hints chime in. Drink now through 2023. 4,889 cases made.
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Plush and supple, with a juicy quality to the plum, raspberry and wild strawberry flavors. Fresh earth, cedar and spicy black licorice notes sneak in on the finish, along with a dried rose petal accent. Drink now through 2025.
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Juicy cherry and raspberry flavors are fresh and bright, with a smooth, supple body and notes of clove, cherry cola and vanilla bean. Polished and elegant, with a long finish.
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