2009 'Ménage a Noir' |
| Vintage: 2009 |
Alcohol: 13.5 % |
| Other vintages: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2 |
Titratable acidity: 5.5 g/L |
| Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir |
pH: 3.68 |
| Vineyard: Lethbridge Wines Estate, Pindari, Sweetland, & HatRock Vineyards |
Cellar potential: 2 - 4 years |
| Bottled: February 2010 |
Price: $25.00/bottle |
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| Enticing cherry, plum and berry aromas with some earthy, forestry traces; lively, full, long flavour within a medium body with silky tannins and slippery 'mouthfeel'. Really seductive stuff! |
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| The fruit for the 2009 Lethbridge Ménage a Noir Geelong Regional Pinot Noir is sourced from the Bannockburn sub-region of the Geelong GI. The aim for the Ménage series wines is to produce a wine with a strong regional signature within the overall house style made at Lethbridge Wines. All batches are picked and fermented separately and the final blend assembled just prior to bottling.
The 2009 Ménage a Noir was picked at 12.8- 13.5 Bé and pH 3.4-3.55 from vines yielding 1.5 tonnes/acre. Picking was done by hand and fruit was 100% destemmed. Pre-fermentation maceration ensued for approximately 7-10 days until indigenous yeast fermentation started.
Fermentation is carried out in a mixture of small 1000L open vats and 5000L red wine fermenter tanks. Pigéage 4 times/day for wine in small vats as well as two pump-overs per day were conducted and temperatures peaked at between 30-33 oC. Fermentation was followed by 7 days post-fermentation maceration, and wine pressed straight to barrel (25% new French oak). Barrels went through natural MLF, which finished in October 2009. Wines were racked twice throughout maturation period and bottled with minimal filtration in February 2010
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