Sorrell Wines
The Wrekin Pinot Noir 2022 750ml

Vineyard

This Pinot noir was sourced from The Wrekin Vineyard, a fully organic and biodynamic working farm located in the Southern valleys of Marlborough. The soil here is a composition of ancient clay overlying greywacke rock. This unique soil with the gentle sloping contour, ideally stresses the vines and produces stunning fruit with phenomenal concentration varietal intensity and bright, natural acidity. A mixture of different clones, the grapes were picked at three different dates to ensure optimal ripeness.

Winemaking

The grapes were 100% hand-picked, destemmed and gravity fed into open-top fermenters. After a 5-days cold soak, they were inoculated with yeast from The Wrekin vineyard. 16 days and a few pump overs later, the wine was gently pressed and transferred to French barriques, where it aged for 12 months. No new oak was used. In spring, malolactic fermentation occurred naturally.

Tasting notes

A bright perfumed Marlborough Pinot Noir from clay hill slopes. On the nose dark berry and currant fruit are supported by bright florals of rose and violets and dried spice notes. The palate is succulent and complex with notes of plum, alluring red cherry, brown spices, silky fineboned tannins, and a solid backbone of acidity. This wine has all the makings of a long-lived Marlborough Pinot Noir.