Seresin Pinot Noir Leah (New Zealand)

A blend from all three of our vineyard sites Leah is named after Michael Seresin's daughter. Exhibits bright fragrant berry-fruit aromas interlaced with spice and herbal notes. The wine is focused and concentrated with a succulent fruit core framed by fine-grained tannins and a mouth-watering acidity. An elegant and understated style with immediate appeal but structure to last. Vintage: Minimal frosts during the spring and perfect flowering conditions resulted in a good crop and even berry set. A warm early summer initially but temperatures cooled after solstice to give a long ripening period with stable conditions until the end of the first week of April. Heavy rain followed but the fruit remained in good condition. Viticulture: The fruit comes mostly from our clay-rich hillside Raupo Creek vineyard in the Omaka Valley with a small amount also from the alluvial shingles of our Tatou vineyard and the Noa vineyard which is made up of Waimakariri type soils of alluvial o