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Palliser Estate's award wining wines are available in 18 different countries through our worldwide distribution. New Zealanders can purchase online.
Our Wine »Palliser EstatePalliser Estate's award wining wines are available in 18 different countries through our worldwide distribution. New Zealanders can purchase online. |
“There are so many things that go into making Palliser the wine it is. It’s the terroir, soil and climate, and human factors combined.” Allan Johnson , Chief Winemaker » Allan's Bio» Allan's Blog posts |
Palliser Estate » Pinot Noir Vintages » 1998 / 1999 / 2000 / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2009
Winemaker Allan Johnson aims for a "ripe, full and rich" Pinot Noir. In recent years the wines have won many accolades. Most recently the 2000 vintage won the Winestate Pinot Noir of the year in 2002 and the 2001 vintage was awarded the only New Zealand gold medal at the 2003 London International Wine Challenge.
A modest crop and favorable ripening weather produced fine quality grapes with strong Pinot Noir flavours and good ripe phenolics.
Deep red colour
A rich and dense nose displaying dark cherry, spice and subtle mushroom characters. Ripe intense red and dark berry fruit aromas and subtle spicy oak.
The taste is of concentrated ripe red fruits and fine grained tannins. The tannins give texture and persistence while the berry flavours linger. It's succulent and beautifully textured on the palate with lovely mid palate weight and fine, supple tannins. It's youthful and well flavoured with a lingering delicious finish. A stylish Pinot that's sure to mature gracefully.
This wine is made from a blend of our old own rooted 10/5 Pinot Noir vines and newer plantings of the Dijon clones 115, 777 and 667. The growing season delivered a well ripened balanced crop that delivered good ripe phenolics and ripe generous fruit aromas and flavours. The grapes were fermented in traditionally styled open fermentation tanks. The wine was then aged in French oak casks for 12 months.
A stylish Pinot that's sure to mature gracefully. At its best: now to 2014
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