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Corofin Settlement Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017

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Corofin Settlement Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017
Producer Corofin
Region, Country Marlborough, New Zealand
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 16662-750

Dog Point’s 15-year-old Settlement Vineyard is located in the Omaka Valley, to the south of Marlborough’s Wairau Plains. This organically certified site is managed by Dog Point’s gun viticulturist, Nigel Sowman. The fruit for this bottling hails from a 0.25-hectare slither at the top of the vineyard’s east slope, a clay-rich parcel planted to a density of 4,600 vines per hectare. Picked first, Settlement is typically the most red-fruited and youthfully radiant of the Corofin trio although this ’17 also has plenty of stuffing. Cropped at close to 1kg per vine, it’s already super impressive. Expect a fine yet firm, racy Pinot loaded with waves of Grenadine, bright plum and anise notes, as well as plenty of fine, powdery tannins on the brambly close. Great intensity, length and character for the money.

Mike’s winemaking notes: "Handpicked on March 19th. Five days in sealed tanks with 30% whole bunches, then foot trodden, natural ferment (eight days followed by eight days on skins), pressed to old barrel; spontaneous malolactic in the late spring/early summer with the wine remaining on original lees for 13 months; racked to tank for seven months, before being bottled without fining or filtration in mid-November 2018."

Corofin Settlement Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017

Reviews

"Slightly smoky, red fruits and exotic spice, bark and a pleasingly firm bite on the palate. Medium bodied, fresh picked strawberry, an attractive sappy crunch, a chicory bitterness, dusty tannin, bright and tangy through a lively sour-edged, yet chocolaty finish. Energetic style."
92+ points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
Outstanding “A whiff of herbal tea is present on the somber combination of various red berries with plenty of earth character. The supple middle weight flavors don't offer quite the same density or power though the supporting tannins shaping the balanced and ever-so-mildly youthfully austere finale are clearly finer. This is quite pretty and while it could use a bit more concentration, the balance is impeccable.”
91 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound.com

Reviews

"Slightly smoky, red fruits and exotic spice, bark and a pleasingly firm bite on the palate. Medium bodied, fresh picked strawberry, an attractive sappy crunch, a chicory bitterness, dusty tannin, bright and tangy through a lively sour-edged, yet chocolaty finish. Energetic style."
92+ points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
Outstanding “A whiff of herbal tea is present on the somber combination of various red berries with plenty of earth character. The supple middle weight flavors don't offer quite the same density or power though the supporting tannins shaping the balanced and ever-so-mildly youthfully austere finale are clearly finer. This is quite pretty and while it could use a bit more concentration, the balance is impeccable.”
91 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound.com

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