Rochford Wines
Rochford Macedon Ranges Reserve Pinot Noir
Vintage
2004
Varieties
Varieties: 100% Pinot Noir (A blend of 4 clones, MV6, 114, 115 and G5V15).
Tasting Notes
This wine is mid plum red in colour. The nose shows dark berry fruits overlayed with spice, mocha oak and forest floor notes. The palate is rich and complex showing good Pinot Noir character and has the acid and tannin structure that will ensure medium term cellaring. The wine finishes with a good length of flavour.
Cellaring
4 to 6 years
Winemaking
When making Pinot Noir we try to keep things as simple as possible and let the vineyard characters do all of the talking. After de-stemming and chilling the fruit was cold soaked for 7 days before the addition of a cultured yeast. The wine was fermented for a further 7 days. During the cold-soak period colour and flavour are extracted in an aqueous solution, while the extraction of hard tannins is avoided. At about 1 degree Baume two thirds of the wine was transferred to new oak barrels where it completed it’s fermentation. This gives good integration of the new oak and provides additional complexity. The balance of the wine was pressed at dryness, settled for 2 to 3 days to remove large solids, and then racked into new French oak barrels for malo lactic fermentation. After malo lactic fermentation the wine was left to settle, racked, then returned to oak for a further 12 months maturation. The wine has not been fined but did receive a light filtration prior to bottling. This wine uses 100% new oak and is a selection from the best blocks.
Viticultural Notes
The 2003-2004 growing season was warm and very dry. The first fruit was hand picked on 22nd of April while the last blocks weren’t picked until end of May. The fruit quality was excellent with good flavours, richness and colour.
Technical Data
Alcohol 14.0%
pH 3.64
Titratable acidity 6.3 grams per litre
Residual sugar 0.2 grams per litre
Accolades
Bronze Medal - 2006 The International Wine & Spirit Competition
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