Malbec Nouveau ‘Giunta’

Winemaker

Daniel Brennan

Varieties

Malbec

Viticulture

Hawke’s Bay lies on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The region enjoys dry summers with moderate, cool nights. This wine reflects a single vineyard Malbec which was grown in the Bridge Pa Appellation on the Heretaunga Plains. The soils are Silty-loam, free draining red metal of mixed alluvial and volcanic origin. The wines tend to reflect more lush fruit and rounder tannins. There were three clones of Malbec (595, 1056 and Dr. Rod clones) grown on 4 different blocks around the Bridge Pa Triangle.

Terroir

Silty-loam and a free draining red metal mix of alluvial and volcanic.

Ratings & Reviews

Vineyard

Various vineyard sites throughout Hawke's Bay - Gimblett Gavels, Crownthorpe, Bridge Pa District - and Martinborough

Vinification

Picked in late March, the fruit picked with very modest sugar levels, ranging from 20.5-22.5 Brix. The fruit was destemmed and only lightly crushed to allow the skins to slowly breakdown during the fermentation. Each vineyard block was fermented separately. The fruit was then cold macerated for 5-6 days on skins before slowly warming the fermenters and allowing a wild fermentation to kick in. Fermentation lasted 13-18 days before the wine was then macerated on skins again for an additional 15 days and which also allowed for full malolactic fermentation to take place on skins. The wine was then pressed to tank and settled and again racked off its heavy sediment in late May.

Features

Screw cap, Vegan

Available Sizes (L)

0.750