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De Trafford Pinot Noir 2005

Attractive ruby colour. Spicy raspberry core on the nose with subtle nuances of herbs; flowers; tobacco and forest floor. An elegant, restrained palate with firm, fine tannins and fresh, savoury fruit flavours.

Should accompany a wide variety of meals from delicate meat dishes to wild mushroom pasta. Pan fried trout or eel in red wine…..mmm!
variety : Pinot Noir [ Pinot Noir ]
winemaker : David Trafford
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 13.76 % vol  rs : 1.7 g/l  pH : 3.60  ta : 5.5 g/l  va : 0.51 g/l  so2 : 60 mg/l  fso2 : 28 mg/l  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

ageing : Needs a year or two to open up and soften a little – probably best between 2008 and 2013.

in the vineyard : Exclusively from our mountainside vineyard 400m above sea level. 
9 yr old vines, clones PN115 & PN777 on R99 rootstock.
Vines trained high off the ground with 5 wire vertical trellis to reduce air temperature. Rows 1.5m wide. Vine density 7000 vines/ha. Lightly irrigated on hot days to cool the vineyard and relieve stress. Yield 4 tons/ha. 

about the harvest: Below average winter rain was followed by above average spring rain. This allowed for good growth up to flowering and was followed by hot and dry conditions during berry enlargement, ensuring smaller berries. 48 mm of rain fell on 28 January and the grapes were harvested before the vines absorbed much water - about 5 days earlier than expected.  Another 21 mm fell shortly thereafter, vindicating the decision to pick early.

Harvest date: 29/1/2006 @ 23.3° Balling.
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