Villa Maria CELLAR SELECTION Pinot Noir Marlborough New Zealand

A bouquet bursting of red and dark cherries, spicy plum and cinnamon notes. A fruit driven, full-bodied styled Pinot Noir, well balanced with rounded grainy tannins this wine is concentrated rich and generous. It has the lovely perfume coupled with richness and depth which makes Pinot so alluring. The Cellar Selection range of wines is a blend vineyards scattered throughout the Awatere and Wairau Valleys of Marlborough. These vineyards are meticulously managed by Villa Maria to ensure that the most intensely flavoured and healthiest fruit was obtained. In this wine a large array of Pinot Noir clones have been grown to provide a complex selection of blending options that in turn has produced fruit of intense colour, flavour and tannin ripeness. The grapes were individually hand harvested, destemmed and cold soaked for an aided extraction period of up to ten days. Specific parcels of wine were allowed to ferment naturally while others were inoculated with selected yeast strains. To intensify the flavour, colour and mouthfeel the fermentation temperatures were encouraged to reach 32oC. Post pressing over winter the wines rested in 40% new French oak barriques until spring when malolactic fermentation occurred. The wines rested in oak until February when they were blended. To preserve the intense fruit flavours and fine tannin structure, minimal handling, fining and filtration techniques were employed throughout the maturation and blending processes. (6 x 75 cl)

The grapes were harvested by hand and then underwent varying winemaking techniques following crushing. These included 'whole bunch pressing', natural fermentation, oak usage and maturation. Ripe, red fleshed plums on the nose and a velvety palate that is laced with figs, black olives and perfumed oak. (6 x 75 cl)

Villa Maria PRIVATE BIN Pinot Noir Marlborough New Zealand from New Zealand, Marlborough by Villa Maria Estate

This addition to the Reserve range takes grapes from two sites in the Wairau Valley. The wine has concentrated aromas of limes and lemons with subtle floral tones. The palate is tightly structured and the concentrated lime flavours carry to a long, almost dry finish. (6 x 75 cl)

Vibrant straw colour with a peach, mealy bouquet. This wine shows stylish fruit integrated perfectly with careful oak handling to make a complex, balanced palate and lingering finish.This wine is derived from several vineyards, which are sited on the banks of the Tutaekuri River. Natural influences such as free draining coarse silt soils and sheltered aspects, as well as careful clone selection and vine management combine to produce intensely flavoured well ripened fruit. (6 x 75 cl)

Made using Sauvignon Blanc grapes from selected blocks of vineyards in both Awatrere and Wairau Valleys. Cool-fermented and then allowed to rest on lees for 4 months before bottling with the minimum of handling, to preserve the vibrant bouquet of gooseberries and limes.

Fruit from the cooler Awatere Valley produces lifted herbaceous and exotic fruit characters, while the warmer Wairau Valley adds ripe tropical and pungent gooseberry gooseberry notes. This wine is intensely concentrated, rich and racy finishing with excellent length and crispness. (6 x 75 cl)

Perfumed ripe dark cherries and enticing spicy aromas dominate the bouquet. A richly complex stylish wine that displays excellent structure, balance and integration. (6 x 75 cl)

Perfumed ripe dark cherries and enticing spicy aromas dominate the bouquet. A richly concentrated and complex stylish wine displaying excellent structure, balance and integration (6 x 75 cl)