“Delicious balance of opulent dark spice and liveliness. Textural wine with weight and lingering after taste. Five Stars and my Best Value Pinot Noir.”- Charmian Smith. Otago Daily Times – January 2010
“It is always one of my favourite pinots and the newly released 08 is every bit as good as expected. Delightfully approachable and great value for money. Four Stars” Jane Skilton MW April 10
Recently released and already showing classy structure. As one of our tasting group commented “has wings and will fly”.
Bright crystal cut red in the glass. A generous wine with a deep complex nose of brambles and mocha. The tannins are fine and rich and spread through the wine. Discerning oak handling. We use only French oak from a variety of coopers with differing levels of toast. The selection of oak is one of John’s many strengths. He is always searching for the perfect blend to achieve subtle support for the wine.
Technical
Eight clones of Pinot Noir make up Tom’s Block, with the dominant portion coming from Dijon clones.
Handpicked, wild yeast fermented; 100% malolactic conversion. Matured in French oak, 15% new, for 12 months. No fining and minimal filtration.
Analysis at bottling 3.63pH, 5.7gL Total Acidity, Dry and 13.5% alcohol.
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