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YEALANDS ESTATE, MARLBOROUGH PINOT GRIS 2009
Based in the Awatere to the south east of Marlboroughs Wairau Plains,Yealands Estate encompasses 1,000 hectares of viticultural land (with 500 hectares currently under vine) in the rolling downs of the Awatere Valley, with smaller vineyard blocks near Blenheim. Yealands Estate is the largest vineyard in private ownership in New Zealand and founder Peter Yealands is renowned for his innovative vineyard management techniques and technologies. The winery is Carbon Neutral and the first to be built entirely under the New Zealand Green Building Councils accreditation programme, while the vineyard is sustainably managed. This approach in both the winery and the vineyard is rare in such a large operation.
The grapes for this wine were selected out from the best block on Seaview Vineyard, coming from the Berrysmith clone. Exposed to some of the toughest growing conditions in Marlborough, including high sunshine and wind, cool nights and low rainfall, the berries produced here are small, thick-skinned and intensely flavoured. The rolling
contours of the vineyard result in significant variation, smaller, more intensely flavoured fruit on the ridges, balanced by lush growth in the gullies.
The fruit was hand harvested then whole bunch pressed. The freerun juice was separated, racked and fermented, (a portion of which went into new French oak), utilising a strain of yeast designed to accentuate the Berrysmith texture and flavour. The wine was left on its lees for three months and stirred regularly to enhance texture and mouth feel, then blended.
This ripe style Pinot Gris is brimming with dense fruit concentration of spiced pear and toffee flavours. The palate is plump and weighty, balanced with a crisp refreshing acidity.
This wine is also curently available in the 2008 vintage.
HarperWells is pleased to offer other wines from the Yealands Estate. Please click here for the full list. For more information do not hesitate to call the HarperWells office on 0844 335 8324 or email sip@harperwells.com