Jules Taylor Pinot Noir Marlborough New Zealand

Vintage Notes Early spring began seamlessly with crisp mornings followed by fl awless sunny days. A toasty spring and summer allowed for near perfect conditions for the fi rst half of flowering met later by cooler temperatures reducing the number of blossoms set and providing us with bunches of small concentrated berries full of flavour. Early and mid-January rains saved the growing season giving the vines a well-earned boost going into veraison. Quintessential Marlborough days rolled on through to ripening with some unseasonably warmer than normal nights. A noticeable pattern was seen in Marlborough where the fruit took its time to ripen but was able to reach physiological ripeness at lower sugar levels creating a perfect balance of acidity and fl avour. Pictureperfect weather conditions followed to fi nish out the season. Vinification The grapes for this Pinot Noir were grown in Marlborough’s Brancott and Omaka Valleys by grape farmers passionate about the variety. The fruit was