2007 Amisfield Pinot Noir

Amisfield have described the 2007 growing season as one that viticulturalists would like to forget & winemakers (and consumers) would like more of. Warm spring conditions got the season underway nicely and early shoot development from the vines was very positive. Then the weather turned nasty. For the first time ever icebergs were seen floating off the Otago coast! It stayed bitterly cold till the last, when a break in the weather finally ripened a parcel of Pinot fruit culminating in one of the districts' smallest but finest vintages.

Semi translucent dark crimson mauve colour with dark crimson mauve hue displaying excellent colour for a Pinot Noir. The nose delivers a perfumed sniff of dark cherry, violets and dark plum followed by a hint of stalk, cedar and spice displaying excellent intensity and varietal character. Medium weight the palate displays excellent richness with flavours of ripe dark cherry, plum, anise and spice. Excellent power wave with velvet like tannins that give the wine a supple fleshy mouthfeel. Long aftertaste of dark cherry, plum, anise and spice.
Drink over the next 2-4 years (2010-2014)
Alc 13.9%