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2016 TWR Clayvin Single-Vineyard 5096 Pinot Noir
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BACKGROUND
This is our first release of a Pinot Noir we have made from the esteemed Clayvin vineyard, and we have labelled it under our SV5096 designation which recognises it’s organic certification and its special status as one of our SV wines. We feel very privileged to be allowed to have some fruit from this very special part of Marlborough’s history. The Clayvin vineyard was first established by the Eaton family in 1991 and was the first significant hillside vineyard in Marlborough. It is now under the careful custodianship of the Giesen family and is fully certified organic with BioGro NZ. This SV5096 release will sit alongside our SV5182 wines from our home block to showcase what we can do with Pinot Noir from these two very special Pinot sites. We feel that this 2016 release showcases the best expression of the Clayvin site and the stellar quality of Pinot Noir from Marlborough in 2016.
VINTAGE
2016 was a text book summer in Marlborough with very even ripening and the resultant wines have great concentration and fleshiness and fine, ripe silky tannins. We started picking slightly earlier than usual and the harvest was very evenly spaced with no wet weather pressure.
WINEMAKING
All fruit for this wine was hand-picked, hand-sorted, then destemmed and individually berry sorted to ensure that only pristine, perfect Pinot berries make it into the fermenters. Gently transferred to small one-tonne open fermenters, hand plunged up to 3 times daily. Cold soak for 6-7 days, 5-7 day ferment, 10-14 days post-ferment maceration. Pressed off on taste then filled to oak after 24 hours. In oak for 11 months, all French oak hogsheads from various different coopers. 50% new, with the balance in older oak.
TASTING
This Pinot Noir exhibits a gorgeous perfumed fragrance of ripe raspberry and floral notes, with more brooding fruit and darker tones revealed underneath. The finely textured, silky tannins combine with vibrant flavours of ripe strawberries and omega plum with fantastic mid palate density. The palate carries onto more savoury and complex flavours and finishes with great line and length of finely grained supple tannin and well integrated oak. Bottled unfined. - Anna & Jason Flowerday
April, 2019
camerondouglasms.com
98 points.
Complex, enticing and exciting bouquet of Pinot Noir. Subtle layers of spices and smoky wood tones, dark cherry, dried raspberry, black tea and dark rose perfume. Delicious on the palate – full of texture and charm, a core of fruit and specific oak focus, delicately smokey and whispers of brown spice. Abundant fine tannins, medium+ acidity and long persistent finish. An excellent example from a fine producer. Cellar worthy with best drinking from 2022 through 2028+.
April, 2019
The Real Review
97 points
Hauntingly aromatic Pinot Noir with plum, black cherry, anise and spicy oak flavours. An absolute delight to taste a wine with such impressive power that’s delivered with great subtlety. It has an ethereal texture and very lengthy finish. A classy wine from an iconic Marlborough vineyard.
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