Cherry
Warm spice

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Jules Taylor pinot Noir

Name: Jules Taylor pinot Noir 750ml
SKU: 100856
Price: 27.99 NZD
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Wine · New Zealand · 750ml · 13%

$27.99each

What it tastes like

Vibrant red fruit on a silky texture, with cherry and berry notes, gentle spice and soft tannins. A New Zealand Pinot Noir.

Cherry
Warm spice

Additional information

Wine
Style: New Zealand
Origin: 750ml
Size: 13% ABV
Alcohol: 0.8 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Jules Taylor pinot Noir

The vineyards behind this Pinot Noir are hillside sites in Marlborough's Southern Valleys, at Taylor Pass, Brancott and Omaka. The soils are low-vigour clay, and cooler air moves through the slopes, which is what you want for a grape that ripens best without being pushed.

The winemaking is hands-on. Most of the fruit is destemmed into small open-top fermenters and cold soaked for five to ten days, with a small share of whole bunches added to lift the perfume and brighten the colour. Wild yeasts do the fermenting, the must is warmed, and it is plunged gently by hand. Once dry, the wine is pressed into French oak, goes through a full malolactic fermentation in spring and is bottled in March.

The result is a medium-bodied wine with ripe cherry and boysenberry, a thread of dark chocolate and spicy earthiness, and supple, fine tannins running into a long finish.

Jules suggests a charcuterie plate or seeded crackers with smoky eggplant dip. Pulled pork sliders with kimchi and slaw, or a slow-cooked leg of lamb, give the fruit something richer to work against.