Quartz Reef Bendigo Estate Single Ferment Pinot Noir 2018

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Quartz Reef
Label Name:
 
Bendigo Estate Single Ferment Pinot Noir
Vintage:
 
2018
Country:
 
New Zealand
Region:
 
Central Otago (Bendigo)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14%
Grape(s):
 
Pinot Noir
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
14-16°C

Awards/Ratings
Cameron Douglas MS 96; James Suckling 94; Wine Advocate 92; Vinous 92; Bob Campbell 93

Tasting Note
Concentrated cherry, plum and wild berry with tea-leaf and dried herb layers, cedar oak and subtle Asian spice. Medium-full palate with firm chalky tannins, bright acidity and a long, mineral-tinged finish.

Food Pairing
Western: roast duck, lamb, game, pork belly, mushroom risotto. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, miso-glazed salmon or eggplant, umami ramen, teriyaki dishes.

Production Method
Estate, single-vineyard fruit; certified organic/biodynamic. Hand-harvested, small-lot fermentations with native yeasts, matured 12–15 months in French oak, bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Vineyard Info
Produced by Quartz Reef (Rudi Bauer) from the Bendigo estate on decomposed quartz soils. Founded in the 1990s, farmed biodynamically with focus on site expression.