Jan 29 2010
Pinot Noir from New Zealand
New Zealand is counted to be a new world wine country, but despite this fact you can hardly find such taste of wine which New Zealand wines obtain. Such New Zealand wine styles as Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are famous all over the world. All this is connected with perfect climate conditions that guarantee long sunshine hours and good temperature value, but of course wine making would be impossible without great desire and skills of New Zealand wine makers.
Today our talk will be about so aristocratic kind of wine as Pinot Noir. Pinot Noir was brought to New Zealand in 1975 and for the next ten years they produced it in the Wellington region of this country, in a small town called Martinborough. Also they used this kind of grapes for producing sparkling and high-fermented type of new zealand wine as Chardonnay. Today Pinot Noir kind of grapes is counted to be one of the most widespread kinds of red grapes in New Zealand and Pinot Noir style in wine is proclaimed as one of the most desirable ones.
This kind of grapes requires low rainfall and chill weather conditions, that is why Wellington new zealand wine region is ideal for it. Also they grow it in the south of New Zealand and in Hawkes Bay that as well provides cool climate to this temperamental kind of grape. But, nevertheless, wines from Martinborough are noble all over the world due to the high quality level and unique taste of them. This takes place because of the special soil Martinborough obtains. Soil in Martinborough is silty and alluvial, that ensures cool conditions for grapes to ripe. That is why in Martinborough and Nelson pinot noir wine is vibrant with a strong flavor of cherry and plum. In Central Otago you have a chance to taste elegant Pinot Noir type with a strong flavor of black cherry, because of dry and sunny climate and silt loam soils in this region. Pinot Noir from Central Otago is counted to be a long-lived wine type. You can taste vibrant Pinot Noir wine in Canterbury region of New Zealand.
As for food that is better to taste with Pinot Noir wine we need to tell that due to the rich flavor and soft character of this wine you can enjoy it with a great amount of dishes. All meat dishes will taste excellent with it.
New Zealand wine industry uses such methods as leaf plucking and trimming for production Pinot Noir kinds of wine which are better in flavor, intense and of course in color. By that reason we can also explain the difference in Pinot Noir flavors in all New Zealand regions. So the deal is not only in various climate conditions it is also because of methods and techniques wine makers use to get their incredible taste in wine. They use all types of fermentation maceration, use methods to extract tannin and color and sometimes make partial berry fermentation.
Now you know much more about New Zealand Pinot Noir wine styles so you only need to decide what Pinot Noir New Zealand wine you like the most.
