Jackson Estate VINTAGE WIDOW Pinot Noir Marlborough NZ

Jackson Estate Rose Pinot Noir Marlborough NZ by Jackson Estate

Jackson Estate Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough NZ from New Zealand, Marlborough by Jackson Estate (6 x 75 cl)

This Chardonnay is a complex mix of the fresh fruit flavours of peach, apricot and melon combined with smoky oak and crisp acidity. Traditional Burgundian winemaking techniques including fermentation and maturation in French oak barrels, malolactic fermentation and prolonged ageing on lees were applied to grapes picked at optimum ripeness. A classic Marlborough Chardonnay with excellent early development and potential for cellaring. (6 x 75 cl)

Jackson Estate GREEN LIP Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough NZ from New Zealand, Marlborough by Jackson Estate Rich Dry Whites (12 x 75 cl)

"This pristine 2002 is fine, long smooth and thirst-quenching with the right amount of lime, papaya, elderflower and mango flavours. Shut your eyes and sniff (12 x 75 cl)

Fairfields Estate Pinot Noir Marlborough NZ from New Zealand, Marlborough by Fiarfields Estate (6 x 75 cl)

Isabel Estate Vineyard was established in 1982 to produce premium classical grape varieties in Marlborough. However, prior to the 1994 vintage, Proprietor Michael Tiller, then an airline pilot with Air New Zealand, together with his wife Robyn, operated Isabel Estate successfully as a contract grape growing vineyard supplying some of Marlborough's leading wine producers with much sought after premium fruit. The character and individuality of their fruit derived from a unique soil profile and vineyard location encouraged them to produce and market their own wine under the Isabel Estate label. This was regarded as the most natural of evolutionary steps. Isabel Estate aims to produce true 'estate' wines (12 x 75 cl)

TASTING NOTES A complex amalgam of delicate red berries and plum, with the savoury nuances of old leather and earth. Time spent in French oak has also contributed additional toasty complexities to the wine's aroma. A complex mouthful of primary fruit and savoury characters with fine grain tannins providing structure and a silky texture. Will complement well-seasoned white meat as well as most red meat dishes. VINIFICATION Crushed and 100% destemmed, the Pinot Noir fruit was fermented in small open top fermenters following a short cold soak period. Primary fermentation commenced with the addition of cultured yeast selected specifically to enhance the varietal character of Pinot Noir. Regular hand plunging throughout fermentation allowed for gentle extraction of both colour and tannin. Once the fermentation was complete the wine was pressed off skins to barrel to undergo a full malo-lactic fermentation. Following MLF the wine was racked from the settled solids layer and returned to clean barrels to complete the maturation period. MATURATION Aged in new and seasoned French oak for seven months prior to bottling. (6 x 75 cl)

Isabel Estate Vineyard was established in 1982 to produce premium classical grape varieties in Marlborough. However, prior to the 1994 vintage, Proprietor Michael Tiller, then an airline pilot with Air New Zealand, together with his wife Robyn, operated Isabel Estate successfully as a contract grape growing vineyard supplying some of Marlborough's leading wine producers with much sought after premium fruit. The character and individuality of their fruit derived from a unique soil profile and vineyard location encouraged them to produce and market their own wine under the Isabel Estate label. This was regarded as the most natural of evolutionary steps. Isabel Estate aims to produce true 'estate' wines (6 x 1.5 Litres)