2015 Clos Henri Pinot Noir Marlborough

38.45 31.78
Type of Wine Red
Country New Zealand
Region Marlborough
Winery Henri Bourgeois
Year 2015
Grape Pinot Noir
Content (Alc) 0.75 ltr (14%)
Drink window 2019 - 2030
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Very tasteful, elegant Pinot Noir from the New Zealand winery Clos Henri, a special project in Marlborough that was started by the famous wine family Bourgeois from the Sancerre, France.

The Pinot noir of Marlborough thrives best on the clay soils of the Southern Valleys, as the producers of the region have found experimentally. There are also the sticks for this Pinot noir. They stand on two types of clay. The Broadbridge clay provides an elegant pinot noir, with soft tannin and the Wither clay for structure and depth. No irrigation is used, giving the wine a special power and depth. The grapes are harvested by hand. He gets more structure and delicious fruit through a cold soak of a week. This is followed by a fermentation without extreme peeling contact, to keep it nice and elegant. Maturation takes place on French barriques, a quarter of which are new, during 14 months. The character is that of a real New Zealand Pinot noir, so always a bit fuller and more powerful than his counterpart from the Sancerre. A special Burgundian glass!

The wine has a medium cherry red color in the glass. In the nose this Pinot is powerful, spicy with an intense pinot scent, smoky, with fine vanilla, black cherries and plums, with an alluring sultryness. In the mouth nice and intense, ripe and juicy, full and silky, a hint of licorice, nice acids, just a little bit of firmness makes it nicely exciting.

This wine is certified organic.

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Vineyard for 2015 Clos Henri Pinot Noir Marlborough

Domaine Henri Bourgeois winery has been working with passion and care with Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir grapes for 10 generations to make wines with a unique expression. Every member of the family: Jean-Marie Bourgeois, Arnaud, Lionel and Jean-Christophe uses his knowledge and expertise to achieve this goal. The winery is located in the heart famous town of Chavignol, on the largest terroirs of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé. The area is located at the headwaters of the Loire.

The pioneering spirit within the family ensured that in 2000 a winery could also be started in Marlborough, New Zealand: Wijnhuis Clos Henri. Here too Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir bloom on the large terroirs of this region.

Clos Henri is a special new project in Marlborough, started by the renowned Bourgeois wine family from Sancerre, France. There, his wines are marketed under the name of the founder, Henri Bourgeois. This beautiful company in Chavignol is one of the references in the Sancerre. Henri is no longer alive, but his children and grandchildren continue the house in a magisterial way. Based on partly own vineyards and partly purchased grapes, the Bourgeois family produces mature and classic Sancerres, totaling some 1.2 million bottles, with 72 hectares of vineyards at the base.

They were able to apply the knowledge they gained in the Sancerre about the cultivation and vinification of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir one-on-one in their special new winery in New Zealand. For this purpose, the family acquired 109 hectares of meadows in Marlborough in 2000, in order to be able to unleash their passion in another country. They chose the Wairau River district, in the river valley west of Blenheim, the central town of Marlborough. A logical choice, because the soil here is very poor, due to the old deposits of river boulders, and therefore perfectly suitable for planting Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. But at the same time, the location has been chosen so that some of the vineyards are located on the hills. As a result, three types of terroir can be found on the purchased land, which enhances the complexity of the wines. The wines of the different parts of the vineyard have a distinctly different character.

One of the reasons for choosing this particular piece of land was that it was still so unspoilt. There was a sheep farm here, and the land was never plowed or fertilized - there was really no human intervention whatsoever. That meant a healthy surface, ideal for planting a beautiful vineyard. While maintaining the biological balance, Jean-Marie Bourgeois first planted plants that would give the soil some extra nutrition to compensate for the shortages of certain nutrients. The first canes were planted in August 2001. Each year, six hectares of vineyards are planted, so that it takes a total of twelve years before the whole piece is transformed from farm to vineyard. This also makes it possible for the family to get an even better idea of the special terroir step by step, as well as to further improve and adjust the vineyard management where possible. In this way, a special vineyard has been created for exactly the same two grapes with which Bourgeois is also successful in Sancerre and its surroundings: Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. The first wines under the name Clos Henri were made in 2003 and the following years benefited from the special terroir of this new vineyard. A beautiful project, which already yields special wines.

More Information
Type of Wine Red
Country New Zealand
Region Marlborough
Winery Henri Bourgeois
Grape Pinot Noir
Biological certified Yes
Vegan No
Year 2015
Drinking as of 2019
Drinking till 2030
Alcohol % 14
Alcohol free/low No
Content 0.75 ltr
Oak aging Yes
Sparkling No
Dessert wine No
Closure Cork
Parker rating 93
Tasting Profiles Complex, Dry, Fruity, Aged on wood, Mineral, Red fruit, Flexible, Tannines, Full
Drink moments Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard
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