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2011 Mud House Single Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Gris, Taggart Vineyard

$145.26

After harvesting at optimum ripeness, only the free run juice was cold settled and racked a few days later. The fermentation was started with cultured yeast to add just the right amount of freshness and complexity. After fermentation the wine was matured for 3 months on yeast lees before being cold settled and racked. The wine was perpared for bottling using natural fining methods.

 

Tasting Notes
Colour: 
Golden Yellow.
Nose: 
Generous notes of apricot and nectarine dominate the more subtle floral and marzipan aromas.
Palate: 
A perfectly weighted wine. The palate is refreshing full with spicy gingery notes on the finish.
Serve: 
Chilled.
Peak Drinking: 
Drinking beautifully now, but will cellar well for up to 3 years.
Suggested Food Match: 
White fleshed fish.
Wine Analysis
Alc Vol: 
13.5%
Acidity: 
5.5 g/L
Residual Sugar: 
6.7g/L
Wine Background
Vineyard Region: 

Taggart Vineyard is located in the Rapaura subregion of Marlborough. It is situated near the Wairau River which formed the free draining soils the vineyard is planted on. The even silt loam soils are perfect for ripe rich Pinot Gris. The leaves are removed to expose the fruit to allow for even ripening. This was achieved with true kiwi ingenuity using sheep roaming the vineyard...we like to call it sheep plucked.

Vintage Conditions: 
Marlborough was blessed with another exceptional year in 2011, especially for Pinot Gris. Bud break was late September and was followed by a warm spring without frost. Adequate rainfall and warm temperatures meant the shoots grew quickly and flowering was earlier than normal. After January the season cooled which allowed for an extended ripening period.
Grape Variety: 
100% Pinot Gris
Maturation: 
100% Stainless steel fermentation

2011 Mud House Single Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, Neal Vineyard

$145.26

This single vineyard wine sourced from the Neal's Swamp Road in the Dillions Point sub region is a perfect example of classic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. After harvesting, the grapes were transported to the winery and crushed with minimal skin contact. After cold settling, each batch was cool fermented in stainless steel tanks using a variety of cultured yeasts to add complexity and to retain fresh fruit characteristics. The wines were blended shortly after the completion of fermentation, then carefully balanced and prepared for bottling.

Tasting Notes
Colour: 
Pale Straw
Nose: 
Intense aromas of nettles, jalapeno peppers and grapefruit pith.
Palate: 
Fresh but bold flavours fill the front palate. The pure fruit sweetness combines perfectly with the ripe crisp acidity which lingers on the palate.
Serve: 
Chilled.
Peak Drinking: 
Drinking well now but will continue to develop for up to 2 years.
Suggested Food Match: 
Seafood Laksa
Wine Analysis
Alc Vol: 
13.0%
Acidity: 
7.7 g/L
Residual Sugar: 
1 g/L
Wine Background
Vineyard Region: 

The Neal vineyard is situated on Swamp road in the heart of the Dillons Point sub region in Marlborough. The sub-region is known for its rich, deep soils producing Sauvignon Blancs of intense aromatics and concentration. The young vineyard has natural vigour which helps maintain a healthy canopy throughout the growing season.

Vintage Conditions: 
Marlborough was blessed with another exceptional year in 2011- especially for Sauvignon Blanc. Bud break was late September and was followed by a warm spring without frost. Adequate rainfall and warm temperatures meant the shoots grew quickly and flowering was earlier than normal. After January the season cooled which allowed for extended ripening period.
Grape Variety: 
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Maturation: 
100% Stainless steel fermentation

2011 Mud House Single Vineyard Marlborough Chardonnay, Hungry Hill Vineyard

$199.26

Selected by our vineyard and winemaking team, Mud House Single Vineyard wines are expressions of their terrior, accented by the craft of our winemakers. Hungry Hill vineyard is in the Ure Valley, our most southern valley in Marlborough. After a selective hand harvest the bunches were whole bunch pressed and the free run was settled in tank for 24 hours before being racked into barrels to start fermentation naturally. After primary fermentation the wine underwent partial malolactic fermentation and regular lees stiring.

Tasting Notes
Colour: 
Straw Yellow
Nose: 
Flinty lifted notes of citrus and white fleshed peach with sweet spicy oak.
Palate: 
The palate is full but refined. Fresh citrus blossom on the front palate leads to a lovely rounded finish with toasty brioche flavours.
Serve: 
Chilled
Peak Drinking: 
Can be cellared for up to 5 years.
Suggested Food Match: 
Roasted Pork fillet.
Wine Analysis
Alc Vol: 
13.5%
Acidity: 
6.9 g/L
Residual Sugar: 
1.2 g/L
Wine Background
Vineyard Region: 

The Hungry Hill vineyard in the Ure Valley is our most southern valley in Marlborough situated 1 km from the Pacific Coast. The river gravel and lime stone chip soils are unique in Marlborough offering wines of well structured acidity, fine aromatics and minerality. The narrow valley is exposed to cooling sea breezes which moderate the summer temperatures.

Vintage Conditions: 
Marlborough was blessed with another exceptional year in 2011. Bud break was late September and was followed by a warm spring without frost. Adequate rainfall and warm temperatures meant the shoots grew quickly and flowering was earlier than normal. After January the season cooled which allowed for an extended ripening period.
Grape Variety: 
100% Chardonnay
Maturation: 
10 months in 1 year old Barriques

2010 Mud House Single Vineyard Caseys Road Marlborough Pinot Noir

$199.26

The hand harvested grapes were destemed (but not crushed) in small open top fermenters. The must was then kept cold for a 7 day cold soak to extract softer tannins. The grapes were then allowed to warm and fermentation began naturally, uninocculated. The must was hand plunged up to 4 times a day and then pressed off the skins once dry, and when the tannin structure was complete. After a short settling, the wine was run into 1 year old French barrels and underwent spring malolactic fermentation. After 10 months in oak the wine was racked from barrel and prepared for bottling.

Tasting Notes
Colour: 
Ruby red
Nose: 
Red currant and plum aromas with spice box and earthy notes in the background.
Palate: 
An elegantly structured pinot noir with weighty fruit and fine powdered tannins.
Serve: 
Best served at a cool, but not cold temperature.
Peak Drinking: 
Drinking beautifully as a young wine but will reward you with up to 5 years cellaring.
Suggested Food Match: 
Duck Terrine.
Wine Analysis
Alc Vol: 
14.5%
Acidity: 
5.9
Residual Sugar: 
1.0g/L
Wine Background
Vineyard Region: 

The wine was sourced from the Hard Case Vineyard on Caseys Road in the Blind River subregion of the Awatere Valley in Marlborough. The vineyard has earned its name due to the shallow, light soil which, although a challenge, results in elegant, inviting Pinot Noir.

Vintage Conditions: 
The 2010 Marlborough growing season started with cool but stable weather through flowering. As a result the vines gave us an even fruit set but with naturally lower yields. The cool weather continued into autumn. This colder than usual start to the season extended the ripening period, which is perfect for intensifying flavours and concentrating aromatics. A later burst of warm and settled weather meant we reached maximum sugar ripeness without any problems or disease pressure. In the winery things were as calm as the weather – the fruit quality was excellent, the flavours and concentration were outstanding and the winery team was smiling. A dream harvest.
Grape Variety: 
100% Pinot Noir.
Maturation: 
The wine was matured for 10 months in 1 year old French barriques.
Accolades
Silver - Decanter World Wine Awards (UK) 2012
Commended - International Wine Challenge (UK) 2012
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