Babich Headwaters Organic Pinot Noir 2015

 

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  • Certified Organic
  • Winery
  • Region
    Marlborough, New Zealand
  • Grapes
    Pinot Noir
This is a very special Pinot Noir that you will want to savour.

Soft and building perfume - strawberry, cherry and smoky notes. Medium weight, great volume and creamy texture. Layered red fruits and juicy acids. Mouth-watering and lingering.

GOLD MEDAL – Marlborough Wine Show 2016
GOLD MEDAL – Global Organic Masters 2017
GOLD MEDAL – 95 POINTS – International Organic Wine Awards 2017

Babich Family Estates Headwaters Organic Pinot Noir Reviews

“Immediately engaging with a complex and familiar bouquet; aromas of wild herb, wild flowers then red berry fruits, plenty of earthy mineral tones and barrel tones to match. On the palate – dry, spicy, fruity and totally engaging textures – abundant fine & tense tannins add poise and grip, ripe red berry fruit flavours and a juicy sweet spot mid palate pushed along by acidity and alcohol. A lovely and engaging wine with great fruit and minerality, no mistaking the oak. ” 
94 POINTS -Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, The Shout Hospitality Business Feb 2017

“Moderately deep, light ruby-red colour, pale on the rim.  The nose is fresh with soft aromas of red berry and cherry fruit intermixed with complexing dark herb notes at the core, along with nuances of nutty and toasty oak and hints of minerals.  Medium-bodied, the palate has fresh and vibrant, elegantly proportioned flavours of dark-red cherry and berry fruit, melded with dark herbs.  The fruit is underlined by fine-grained tannin extraction and structure, with fresh acidity providing good energy and drive.  As the wine flows, sour cherry and nutty notes emerge and carry to a slender, lingering finish.  This is an elegantly proportioned Pinot Noir with red cherry and berry flavours with subtle herbal and nutty notes on a fine, grainy-textured palate.” 
4 STARS -Raymond Chan,  www.raymondchanwinereviews.co.nz, April 2017

Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand is an integral part of the future of New Zealand wine production, and Babich Wines developed the first vineyard in New Zealand to achieve registration. With our ongoing commitment to protect the environment, through implementing sustainable practices in all our vineyards, it was a logical progression to move to the next step and investigate the benefits of an organic approach to viticulture. Our Headwaters Vineyard is farmed in compliance with organic standards.

Region:

Marlborough - Wairau Valley

Recommended Food:
This award winning Pinot Noir would go well with wild game or salmon.

Recommended Cellaring:
Enjoyable on release will benefit from ageing of up to 5 years.

Production Notes:
The fruit was harvested in excellent condition from our certified organic Headwaters Vineyard near Renwick in Marlborough’s Wairau Valley. The grapes were crushed into open top vats and after a period of cold soaking fermented with frequent plunging of the cap. After a period on skins after primary ferment the wine was moved to oak barriques to undergo malolactic fermentation and mature for 7 months. After that the wine was blended, lightly fined and bottled.

Technical Notes:
Alcohol: 13.5%
TA: 6.7g/l
pH:  3.3
Residual Sugar: 0g/l

Current Vintage Awards & Reviews

GOLD MEDAL – Marlborough Wine Show 2016
GOLD MEDAL – Global Organic Masters 2017
GOLD MEDAL – 95 POINTS – International Organic Wine Awards 2017
94 POINTS -Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, The Shout Hospitality Business Feb 2017

(SKU: 1575)

Wine Type Red
Vintage 2015
Grapes Pinot Noir
Region Marlborough, New Zealand
Volume 750mL
Packaging Glass Bottle
Closure Screwcap
Country of Origin New Zealand
Alcohol % 13.5
Certified Organic Yes

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