Brand:Seresin

Closure:Stelvin

Organic Certification:Demeter - 151

Country of Origin:New Zealand

Serving Temperature:12-14°C

Drink By:2028

Wine Ageing:14 months ageing in seasoned French oak barrels.

Winemaking Style:Modern / low-intervention

Harvest:2018 will be remembered as being rather unusual for Marlborough, with a run of wet conditions following a period of warm weather. Low-yielding grapes were hand-picked.

Winemaking:The fruit was destemmed and cold soaked in a tank. The must was then warmed and fermented with wild yeast, with the caps hand-plunged daily during fermentation. The wine was left on skins for 4-5 weeks, then drained, lightly pressed and transferred to aged French oak barrels. The wine went through natural malolactic fermentation during the maturation, before it was bottled lightly filtered and unfined.

Viticulture:A large majority of the fruit comes from the clay-rich hillside of the Raupo Creek Vineyard, which is located in the Omaka Valley. A small portion comes from the Noa vineyard grown on Waimakariri alluvial soils, located in the Wairau Valley.

Food Pairing:Beef Bourguignon, Duck breast with cherry Sauce, Mushroom risotto, Roast Duck with orange Glaze, Grilled Salmon with dill Sauce, Coq au Vin, Beef Wellington, Lamb Tagine, Ratatouille, Seared Ahi Tuna.