Product Description
Corofin Cowley Family Vineyard Pinot Noir
100% Pinot Noir. The 2017 vintage is at its best with charcuterie-like savouriness and dried florals working brilliantly together. Remarkable fruit sweetness leads the structured, saturated palette.
“Corofin is an artisan family wine company. Our sole ambition is to transmit the voice of the land and the season through crafting small single block wines from pinot noir and chardonnay grapes. The hope with all Corofin wines is to transmit a sense of place and season first, over fruit intensity or winemaking ambition.”
Vineyard Information
Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir
Region: Marlborough
Vineyards: From the Cowley Family vineyard in the Ben Morvenin foothills in the Southern Valley
Exposure: North
Altitude: Flat
Soil: Clay terrain
Vine Training: 2-cane VSP
Vine Age: 23+ years
Time of Harvest: 2nd April
Vine Density: 1,540 vines per acre
Yield per Vine: 3.1 lbs per vine
Winemaking Information
Total Production: 2,004 bottles
Vinification Process: Grapes are hand-picked and 80% of the fruit was de-stemmed. Transferred to a sealed tank for four days at ambient temp. Piegage was employed and a spontaneous rapid fermentation lasts 8 days after the wine rested on skins for a further 8 days prior to pressing.
Aging Process: The wine ages sur lie in French barrel for 13 months undergoing a natural malolactic ferment and tank-ages seven months prior to being racked once more and sulfured in preparation for bottling in November. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Alcohol Content: 13.50%
Winemaker: Mike Paterson
Cellaring: Up to 4 Years
Closure: Cork
Additional information
| Weight | 17.4 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 11.8 × 10.0 × 6.8 in |
| Bottle Sizes | 750 ml |
| Bottles per Case | 750 ml: 6 bottles per case |