Big Sky Te Muna
Pinot Noir
2022 Vintage
This is our flagship wine, from our low vigour, low cropping vineyard.
Hand-picked, crushed into 2 tonne open fermenters, hand plunged, and judicious use of new oak in ageing. We make it to show off the delicious Te Muna fruit characters – ripe berryfruit, dark cherries and plums –set against mouth-filling savouriness, warm spice, and silky tannins. Lithe and elegant.
$45.00
Bouquet: Ripe cherry and dark plums on the nose with a hint of warm mushroom.
Palate: Intense fruit, backed with cinnamon and warm spice, supported by silky tannins.
Food Match: Match with gamey meats, barbequed lamb, roast duck, tomato and mushroom-based dishes.
Cellaring: At its best now to 2028.
Viticulturists and winemakers: Katherine Jacobs and Jeremy Corban.
Variety:
100% Pinot Noir – clonal mix 70% 115, 15% Abel, 15% 667 and 777.
Region:
Te Muna and Dry River Flats, Martinborough.
Harvest date:
13 March to 5 April 2022.
Brix at harvest:
22 to 25 brix
Crush:
De-stemmed and lightly crushed to retain predominance of whole berries.
Fermentation:
Fermented in 2t open fermenters. Wild yeast ferments. Daily punchdowns or pump overs. Warm ferment ~30C peak. 28 to 33 days on skins.
Élevage:
15 months in French oak, 15% new. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrel in spring.
Wine Analysis at bottling:
Alcohol: 13%
pH: 3.6
RS: <0.05g/L
