Lake Chalice The Raptor Pinot Noir

Tasting Notes

An elegant and aromatic Pinot Noir, delivering intense notes of blackberry, plum and cherry fruit with delicate and lifted floral aromas.

Beautifully structured, with fine grained tannins, the flavours are echoed on the smooth, supple palate, flowing through to hints of coffee on the lingering finish

About

The fruit for this wine comes exclusively from Lake Chalice’s 11 hectare Eyrie Vineyard, which is located in the New Zealand's lower Waihopai Valley. The fruit is hand-picked from the 15 year old vines which are pruned to two canes giving low yields, resulting in an intense fruit expression in the grapes.

The grapes were fermented in small open top vats, and the resultant wine was pressed and racked into barrels where it underwent full malolactic fermentation.

The wine was then matured for 11 months aging in 11 selected Tonnellerie Mercurey and François Frères French oak barriques, of which over one third were new. The final blending was carefully selected from the barrels delivering the greatest expression.

Ideal with...

Smoked salmon, duck breast, lamb or pork cutlets, and aged smoky cheeses.

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We can ship Lake Chalice The Raptor Pinot Noir to all UK mainland addresses.

If you're delivery address is local (Eccleston, and most of the St Helens area) we will deliver on the same day you order. Alternatively, you can choose to collect it from our shop.

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