Nautilus Estate Pinot Noir 2019 (6 x 750mL) Marlborough, NZ

$35.95 per Bottle
$215.70 per pack
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Winemakers Notes

The 2019 Nautilus Pinot Noir is dark ruby in colour. The nose reveals lifted floral aromas, ripe wild blackberries, cherries and spices. The palate is medium bodied with good structure. Refined and balanced, this elegant wine shows good intensity and a lengthy finish.

Vintage

Prior to Christmas all the talk was about drought. Fruit set was good but would we have enough water to get through the season and what effect would this have on bunch size. Certainly the river was low. But of course Mother Nature intervened and a couple of timely rains in January during the critical phase when the berries size up meant that a crop that was looking average at best ended up above average in size. A key feature this year was lower acidity (by normal Marlborough standards), bright fruit flavours and a nice mineral texture across all the wines.

Winemaking

To make this wine, fruit from Pinot Noir clones 114, 115, 5, 667, 777 and Abel was hand harvested and de-stemmed without crushing to allow a portion of whole berries in the ferment. A small amount of whole bunch fruit was also included in some ferments (average 18% whole bunch).

The grapes were fermented with indigenous yeast in open top fermenters after a 6-8 day ‘cold soak’. Careful cap management, using our pneumatic punch down device, has resulted in extraction of only the soft ripe tannins. After pressing the wine was racked directly to a mixture of new and older French oak Barriques, where it remained undisturbed until filtration and bottling in March 2019.

Region:
NZ - Marlborough
State:
Imported
Country:
New Zealand

Expert Reviews

A wine for the cellar, food and sharing"

95 Points

Complex and immediately engaging bouquet with aromas of black currant, raspberry and dark cherry. Baking spices of vanilla and old clove and plenty of toasty French oak. Equally complex on the palate, youthful too with firm young tannins and medium+ acidity. A core of red berry fruits remains persistent, varietal and pure. Long finish. A wine for the cellar, food and sharing from today and through 2029+.

Cameron Douglas, 30 Sep 2020

"Plum, dark cherry, violet and dried herb flavours"

94 Points

A blend of wines from two hillside vineyards in the Southern Valleys. Fermented with 20% whole bunches. Fine-grained pinot noir with plum, dark cherry, violet and dried herb flavours, together with an initial hint of struck-match that quickly dissipates.

Bob Campbell, The Real Review, 30 Sep 2020

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Winery Tasting Notes

The 2019 Nautilus Pinot Noir is dark ruby in colour. The complex nose displays dark cherries, plums, earthy notes and a touch of toasty spice. The palate is concentrated and elegant with a fine dense core of tannins and a long savoury finish.

Winery Profile

We are a small, family-owned winery based in the stunningly beautiful Marlborough region of New Zealand. We aim to craft delicious, food-friendly wines from the clean, cool and diverse valleys of Marlborough.

The striking Nautilus shell - its shape expressing natural beauty and mathematical perfection - is our inspiration to create a collection of expressive, textural, precisely crafted wines.

Our energetic and innovative viticultural and winemaking team takes the approach of blending several different fruit parcels to achieve layers of complexity in the wines, focusing on their texture and mouth-feel. Our state-of-the-art but small-scale winemaking facilities give them the tools to achieve this.

Whilst Nautilus wines can easily be enjoyed on their own, we believe they are even better when paired with delicious food and the philosophy of creating food-friendly wines is paramount for winemaker Clive Jones.

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Other Information

  • 2019 vintage
  • 6 x 750mL Bottles
  • NZ - Marlborough, Imported
  • Screwcap closure
  • 13.5% alc.
  • New

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Customer Reviews

A wine for the cellar, food and sharing"

95 Points

Complex and immediately engaging bouquet with aromas of black currant, raspberry and dark cherry. Baking spices of vanilla and old clove and plenty of toasty French oak. Equally complex on the palate, youthful too with firm young tannins and medium+ acidity. A core of red berry fruits remains persistent, varietal and pure. Long finish. A wine for the cellar, food and sharing from today and through 2029+.

Cameron Douglas, 30 Sep 2020

"Plum, dark cherry, violet and dried herb flavours"

94 Points

A blend of wines from two hillside vineyards in the Southern Valleys. Fermented with 20% whole bunches. Fine-grained pinot noir with plum, dark cherry, violet and dried herb flavours, together with an initial hint of struck-match that quickly dissipates.

Bob Campbell, The Real Review, 30 Sep 2020

"...it really impresses"

94 Points

Boldness and refinement at work here; it really impresses with rich dark cherries, boldly spicy oak and a very attractively focused and punchy drive on the palate. Drink now, but better in a few years.

James Suckling, New Zealand Wine Tasting Report, 01 Oct 2019

"A powerful, very youthful wine."

4.5 Stars

The 2019 vintage was matured in French oak barrels (30% new). Deeply coloured, with a fragrant, slightly earthy bouquet, it is mouthfilling and sweet-fruited, with rich cherry, plum and spice flavours and fresh acidity. A powerful, very youthful wine.

Michael Cooper’s Buyer’s Guide, New Zealand Wines 2020,

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The Grays Advantage

We’ll despatch your product the next working day! Depending on your location, you can expect delivery anywhere between 2 and 5 working days from payment date.


We will send you an email notifying you as soon as your items have left our warehouse.


In this email, you will find the name of the carrier company and the consignment note number of your item as well as information on tracking the delivery of your item online. Simply follow the link to the relevant website and enter your reference number. You will then be able to quickly and efficiently track the delivery status of your item!


Please Note: Your goods will be delivered to your registered address. We do delivery Australia wide except for a few remote territories, please check the shipping calculator to confirm delivery availability and timeframes.


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