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ATA RANGI PINOT NOIR 2005

This Ata Rangi Pinot Noir is consistently ranked as one of New Zealand’s best and is produced in Wairarapa - centred around the town of Martinborough, about one hour's drive North of Wellington. This wine gives rich aromas of cherries and spices that are followed through on the palate, along with soft, fine tannins. This is a full bodied wine.

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VINEYARD
The Ata Rangi vineyards are situated in Wairarapa, just north of Wellington. The grapes are planted on a thin layer of well-drained alluvial soil deposited on what was the original course of the river as it flowed east to the Pacific Ocean.
The grapes for this wine were grown on the Ata Rangi, Champ Ali, Di Mattina, and Cambrae vineyards. This premium Pinot is largely sourced from the oldest home blocks, now reaching 26 years of vine age. Abel (aka the ‘Ata Rangi’ Clone) is predominant, but the Dijon selections and Clone 5 also play very important roles.

GRAPE VARIETIES
100% Pinot Noir

VINIFICATION
The grapes for this wine were harvested in April 2005. Prefermentation maceration lasted 5 - 8 days, with 10% whole berry maceration. Fermentation lasted 22 days before pressing, with temperatures up to 32°C. The wine was aged for 12 months in oak, of which 25% was new French. During this time, malolactic fermentation was completed.

TASTING NOTE
This wine gives rich aromas of cherries and spices that are followed through on the palate, along with soft, fine tannins. This is a full bodied wine.

Per Bottle £27.99

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