Framingham Pinot Noir 2022 luigi-baudana These are the old bush-vine

These are the old bush-vine holdings of the senior citizens of Ribera del Duero (old peasant guys in the main)

The front palate is filled with the floral characters and also the musk stick notes

The maceration is about 3 weeks then the flow in barrels is done batch by batch

During the winemaking process it is Giesen's aim to emphasize the vineyards and amplify the varietally expressive fruit

It has a fine-grained texture

Framingham Pinot Noir 2022 luigi-baudana These are the old bush-vineSweetly fruited Pinot Noir is world famous in Marlborough but weve made it our own by including a few whole bunches. Its a tricky process and much more labour intensive but when done well it turns the wine to velvet. The stems build silkier tannins and lend a heavenly fragrance. Our final twist is a turn in a smoky oak barrel. Just long enough to add a few layers of savoury and spice complexity to those classic cranberry cherry and plum fruit flavours.