{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Cellardoor24","provider_url":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/","author_name":"Stephan","author_url":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/author\/admin\/","title":"2020 Whitehaven Greg Pinot Noir","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9vwh7o4wO3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/product\/2020-whitehaven-greg-pinot-noir\/\">2020 Whitehaven Greg Pinot Noir<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/product\/2020-whitehaven-greg-pinot-noir\/embed\/#?secret=9vwh7o4wO3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;2020 Whitehaven Greg Pinot Noir&#8221; &#8212; Cellardoor24\" data-secret=\"9vwh7o4wO3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NZWH31-20A.jpg","thumbnail_width":1000,"thumbnail_height":1000,"description":"&nbsp; Whitehaven Greg Pinot Noir - The top red wine from Whitehaven  The grapes for this wine come from the certified organic Wrekin Vineyard in Brancott Valley. They were harvested in small batches over several harvest dates to ensure optimum physiological ripeness.   They are harvested by hand and processed very gently. After fermentation, the wine is matured for 10 months in French oak barriques, around a third of which are new. The Whitehaven Greg Pinot Noir is neither fined nor filtered, which contributes to its complexity and longevity.  2020 was a classic growing season with plenty of sunshine, not too much heat in the summer and a return to cool nights before harvest so that acidity and flavours remained clear and vibrant. The weather during the harvest was stable and dry, so that the fruit could be harvested in good condition. The grapes were picked by hand in the cool autumn morning hours. In the winery, they were destemmed and filled into various stainless steel tanks and old puncheons. Around 5-20% of the grapes were fermented whole, i.e. with the stems. After a cold maceration of 3-6 days, the must was warmed naturally before fermentation (mainly wild) began. The wine remained on the skins for a total of 16-21 days before being pressed and transferred to various French oak barriques (28% of which were new). The wine then remained in these barrels for a further 10 months before finally being bottled on 27 May 2021.   &nbsp; And this is what the Whitehaven Greg Pinot Noir tastes like  The aroma of the Whitehaven Greg Pinot Noir is seductive, with strong fruit notes such as raspberry, red and dark cherries and blueberries in the foreground, accompanied by herbal, spicy notes of cinnamon, aniseed and thyme. The maturation in small oak barrels provides a smoky, savoury undertone. The flavours of dark cherries and spices continue on the palate. The tannins are fine-grained, almost silky and support the bright red fruit and spice flavours. The wine has a fine, velvety texture and a long finish. Although this New Zealand Pinot Noir is already delicious now, we expect it to develop gracefully over the next 5-10 years with proper cellaring."}