Rapaura Springs South Brook Vineyard Pinot Noir

The South Brook vineyard is located in the Fairhall Valley within the Marlborough Southern Valleys. This hill-side site has clay soils planted with traditional Dijon clones which produce Pinot Noir with intense dark cherry and red berry characters. After hand-picking, the fruit for this wine was was cold soaked for five days, prior to wild fermentation. Whole bunch components provide additional complexity (10%). The wine was aged for ten months in oak.