Inviting, Sweet Floral Aromas: Wild South Vintage

Inviting, Sweet Floral Aromas: Wild South Marlborough Pinot Noir 2009

Wild South is delighted to release its 2009 Marlborough Pinot Noir, a stunning vintage that harks from the region’s lower reaches of the Waihopai Valley.

Following the wet winter of 2008, Marlborough enjoyed a long dry summer & autumn in 2009. Though the summer was cooler than most years, with some vineyards taking longer to ripen than others, a broad spectrum of quality fruit coming in from all over the region resulted.

The 2009 Wild South Marlborough Pinot Noir is characterised by inviting, sweet floral aromas of violets, balanced on layers of delicate cherry, omega plum and wild herbs.

Complex notes of spice, oak and fruit come together to give the structure, rounded with a soft raspberry and blackberry coulis to finish.

Wild South’s award-winning winemaker, Christie Brown, is thrilled with the vintage, adamant the 2009 Pinot Noir will follow in the footsteps of its hugely successful predecessors.

“Although young, this wine shows great fruit, acid & oak giving it structure & balance. I am really interested to see how this wine develops over time,” says Christie..

“I expect these components will come together to form a wine of depth & intensity while still showing classic Marlborough pinot noir characters.

“As our vineyard in the Waihopai Valley gets older, the pinot vines perform better & better. It will be exciting to see the wines that come from this vineyard in the years to come.”

The 2009 Wild South Pinot Noir is available at wine outlets nationwide. RRP $18.90.

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