Stoneleigh Pinot Noir 1999

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    Vintage
    1999

    Size
    750ML

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    A pretty and light Pinot Noir, with juicy strawberry and cherry flavors. Good value, a great quaffer.

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    Stoneleigh is a brand as unique as the vibrant wine they make. It’s a story of sun charged stones ripening their grapes with extraordinary richness and vibrancy of flavor that inspires wine lovers to choose them. Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc is 100% Sustainable and 100% Vegan. Their passion for nature inspires everything they do, from their winemaking philosophy of minimal intervention to their ancient Sunstones.

    Sourced from the premium sub-region of the Wairau Valley in Marlborough, Stoneleigh wine expresses unique terroir characteristics only found in the Wairau Valley. Distinctive sunstones and stone-studded soils of their vineyards create a wine style that is fresh, crisp and vibrant. Stoneleigh’s terroir enriches their wines in a way that only nature can. The flavor of Stoneleigh.

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    New Zealand Pinot Noir has jumped onto the world wine stage with recent but rapid growth in quality and recognition. Pinot Noir didn’t develop a significant presence in New Zealand until the late 1980’s, and production stayed small in the beginning. But plantings doubled between 2003 and 2013, quality jumped and the world took notice. This is partly due to the propogation of one specific clone, the Abel clone (named after the customs agent who discovered vine cuttings hidden in a boot) that is rumored to be originally from Burgundy’s famous, Domaine de la Romanee Conti.

    Pinot Noir is grown throughout New Zealand, but the majority hails from the South Island. The most important North Island region is Wairarapa, near the southern tip. Here the thin, poor soils and frost danger keep yields low. But the long growing season and dramatic diurnal temperature shift lead to dry, earthy Pinot Noir wines that in good years, show terrific red fruit and lovely depth.

    The South Island in New Zealand has three regions of great significance. Marlborough Pinot Noirs hail mostly from the Awatere Valley, which is slightly drier and cooler than the Wairau Valley. The grape is grown for both sparkling and still wines, with the latter showing improvement as the vines age. The Canterbury region is composed of small producers making handcrafted Pinot Noirs that show tantalizing promise. Finally, Central Otago in New Zealand is the world’s southernmost wine region. Summers here are short but extremely sunny and dry, with cold nights that preserve grape acidity. Otago Pinot Noir wines show earthy and herbal notes, as well as vivacious red fruit flavors that are as bright as they are ripe. It is unusual, in fact, to find a Pinot that is under 14% alcohol. Taken together, New Zealand Pinot Noirs offer a wealth of delightful options for fans of this variety.

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