Jackson Estate Homestead Pinot Noir 2020

Concentrated notes of black and red fruits dominate with subtle undercurrents of spice and just a touch of fresh pencil shavings. To taste, the palate is loaded with darker fruits but with a silky smooth tone. Tannins are soft and integrated with a supple mouth-feel leading to a classic Pinot Noir finish that is long and mouth-filling.

Fruit was primarily sourced from our Gum Emperor vineyard in the Southern Waihopai Valley

A mixture of clones 777 and 943 off our younger blocks and established Dijon clones off our older plantings commenced Mid March.

The fruit was destemmed into small open-top fermenters retaining a large proportion of whole berries. A cold soak of 2 days preceded a warm and rapid fermentation using a combination of Pinot Noir-specific yeasts and indigenous yeasts. All batches are gently hand-plunged as per the winemaker’s instruction. Post-primary fermentation, the young wines were pressed into a mix of stainless steel tanks and new and older French oak barrels for maturation. Malolactic fermentation was initiated in all batches finishing end of the year 2020. Each batch was then tasted and assessed before blending, preparation and filtration for bottling in early December 2020.