Babich Black Label Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020
New Zealand, Marlborough
SH
RH
CQ
Description
Plums and violets with a hint of wood smoke and nutmeg.
Plush and fruitful entry coalesces into raspberry, plum and cherry. Sweet white spices and complexing herb and liquorice notes. Cinnamon lingers on finish.
Certifications
Alcohol
13.0%
Analytical data
dry
Vineyard
Blended from grapes off two of our Marlborough vineyards, Waihopai Valley (80%) and our Headwaters Vineyard near Renwick in Marlborough’s Wairau Valley (20%).
Winemaker
Adam Hazeldone
Viticulture
The fruit was harvested in excellent condition from our Cowslip Valley Vineyard in the Waihopai Valley (80%) and our Headwaters Vineyard near Renwick in Marlborough’s Wairau Valley (20%).
Vinification
The grapes were crushed to open top vats and fermented with frequent plunging of the cap. The wine was left on skins after ferment to assist integration. After time to mature (10 months) the wine was blended, lightly fined and bottled.
Maturation
225L oak barriques to undergo malolactic fermentation and mature for 10 months.
