Akarua Pinot Noir 2019 750ml

VINTAGE Growing conditions: Unsettled spring conditions meant a slightly later bud burst and slow vine growth early in the season. Fortunately, things stabilised and warmed in time for flowering in mid-December. Late summer we had textbook Bannockburn diurnal shift (warm days, cool nights). A cool drawn out finish gave us a long, slow ripening period. The result was a smaller vintage with excellent flavour intensity. 

Grower Degree Days: 965 GDD Rain mls: 225 mm for Oct-April growing REGION 

Region: Central Otago 

Sub Region: Bannockburn VINEYARDs Cairnmuir Vineyard 60% Kawarau, Clutha, Southview, Cairnmuir Rise 

Clones: 5,6,13, 115; varying rootstocks Aspect: north/north west sloping elevated glacial terrace Row orientation: east/west 

Soil: weakly structured light alluvial soils overlaying schist rock 

Elevation: 270m 

Vine age: 21 years 

Trellis system & pruning: VSP, spur 

Alcohol • 13.5 %