Ripe savoury Pinot Noir from Sileni's best low yielding Hawkes Bay vineyards shows tremendous regional and varietal character.
Production
Grown on elevated river terraces, in the cooler, inland, Mangatahi sub-region. Soils are free draining silt, over gravels. Crops were thinned to an average of 2.2kg per vine to provide ripe and concentrated fruit flavours. Partially crushed into a mix of open top and closed top tanks, the open fermenters were hand plunged and the closed top were rummaged and pumped-over for extraction. Racked to French barriques and completed malolactic fermentation naturally in the spring. It was matured nine months before blending and bottling.
Sileni Estates 'The Plateau' Grand Reserve Pinot Noir, 2020 (6 bottle case)
Vivino ratings
Tasting notes
Complex aromas of dark berry and ripe plum fruit, floral notes and spicy oak. The palate is rich with flavours of sweet dark cherry, spice and silky tannins. This is food friendly style with lots of fruit, fresh balancing acidity and good length.
Food match
This is a food-friendly style, excellent with mushroom risotto, pink duck lamb or pasta with truffle and parmesan.
Info
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ABV
13%
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CASE/BOTTLE SIZE
6 x 75cl
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REGION/COUNTRY
HAWKES BAY, NEW ZEALAND
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GRAPE
PINOT NOIR 100%
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CLOSURE
SCREWCAP
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WINEMAKER
CAIRN COGHILL
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ALLERGEN INFO
CONTAINS SULPHITES AND NO OTHER ALLERGENS
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Meet the producer
Sileni Estates was born from a long-standing interest in wine by Graeme Avery. In late 1997, along with financial director Chris Cowper and winemaker Grant Edmonds, he established Sileni as an export-oriented producer, committed to crafting world-class fine wines.
The winery is named after the Sileni who featured in Greek mythology as the companions of Dionysus, the God of Wine. They celebrated good wine, good food and good company - the holy trinity here at Boutinot. The vineyards and winery are based near Hasting in, Hawke’s Bay - the oldest wine region in New Zealand, on the east coast of the North Island. The wines are precise and fruit-driven, and as well as Pinot Noir and Syrah the range includes a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.