2018 Cornelius Armitage Pinot Noir

Rich and powerful bouquet showing dark plum and cherry fruits with spice, bramble notes, earthy characters with cedar oak. 

A brooding wine with dark fruits dominating the palate with layers of spice, earthy flavours and cedar oak. This is a powerful Pinot Noir with plenty of ripe tannins and firm acid, giving the wine great structure and depth.

A wine built for longevity and will cellaring over the next 10 to 15 years. 

114, 115, MV6

24/03/17

1.9 kg/vine, 1.6 tn/ha, 4.0 tn/ha, 28.0 hl/ha

14.0% alc, 3.50 pH, 6.0 g/l acid

16 months in Troncais barriques, 1/3 new, 1/3 one
& 1/3 two year old.

Fruit was hand-picked at optimal ripeness. 100%
de-stemmed to a small 3 tonne open fermenter
and cold soaked for 5 days before fermentation
started by wild yeasts. The grape must was hand
plunged daily over the 2 week period the wine
was in tank. Pressed to barrel where it was left
maturing for 16 months.