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Brodie Estate Pinot Noir 2008
Scented, savoury and supple, this Martinborough Red has excellent depth of cherryish, gently spicy flavours.  A stylish wine, it has sweet-fruit delights, good complexity..  
Technical notes:  
Harvest Date  28/3/08 -05/4/08
Brix at harvest:  24 – 26.8
Residual Sugar
Bottled: 21/3/09 1.72g/l
13.5 % Alcohol

Viticulture:  
Clones: Dijon clones – 777,667,114,115 and Cl 5.
Rootstocks:   3309, 101-14, Half the vineyard is on own roots.
Training:  Cane-pruned, 2 canes per vine
Canopy Management: Vertical shoot positioning, 95%  leaf plucking
Irrigation:  Non irrigated
Harvest:   By hand
Yield: 1.3 tonne per acre


Brodie Estate Pinot Noir 2009
Vintage: 2009
Region: Martinborough
Winemaker: James Walker

The 2009 vintage has produced a beautifully integrated, well structured, mouth filling wine, rich in fruits, cherry and plums with hints of chocolate and violets, silky tannins and a long finish. This is a big style wine with savoury notes typical of Brodie Estate. d
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Technical notes:  
Harvest Date  29/3/09 -31/3/09
Brix at harvest:  25 – 27
Residual Sugar
Bottled: 24/3/10 1.98 g/l
14.5 % Alcohol

Viticulture:  
Clones: Dijon clones – 777,667,114,115 and Cl 5.
Rootstocks:   3309, 101-14,
Training:  Cane-pruned, 2 canes per vine
Canopy Management: Vertical shoot positioning, 95%  leaf plucking
Irrigation:  Non irrigated
Harvest:   By hand
Yield: 1.75 tonne per acre