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Barking Hedge
Marlborough Pinot Noir
Presently, the wine is of a deep vibrant colour exhibiting black boy plums, blackberry with hints of tomato leaf and herbs. Chocolate/roasted coffee bean starting to show along with spice and toasty oak. A firm full palate densely packed with fine tannins, succulent ripe fruit in the middle well integrated with toasty oak.
Enjoy with Peking duck.
Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes > Wines > Nobilo Regional Collection (New Zealand)
With a heritage spanning over 65 years, the Nobilo brand is renowned for consistent, high quality wines with a distinct New Zealand flavour.
Fruit is sourced from all major wine growing regions resulting in a diverse and true regional expression of our unique viticultural landscape.
The Nobilo winemaking philosophy is to harness the flavours true to a region and ensure it is purely represented in each varietal. There are 2 tiers in the Nobilo family; Nobilo Regional Collection and Nobilo Icon, plus the award winning Nobilo Methode Tradtionnelle.
Light straw in colour with green hues. Brilliant clarity. An appealing combination of ripe stone fruit, toasted vanillin oak and creamy malolactic influences on the nose. An elegant, medium bodied chardonnay, showing excellent palate weight and balance. Flavours of peach and nectarine are complemented by the soft, creamy characters of malolactic fermentation. Oak maturation and yeast lees contact has infused a toasty, nutty complexity. The finish lingers warm and dry. |
Light straw in colour with a pinkish hue. A rich, perfumed bouquet of orange blossom and pear on the nose. Elegant and refreshing, the Nobilo Regional Collection Pinot Gris has been crafted in an off dry style. Showing excellent weight and balance this wine has a creamy texture complemented by gentle acidity. Flavours of ripe stonefruit, melon and pear linger on the palate in a smooth, generous finish. |
Bright red in colour with purple hues. Brilliant clarity. The bouquet has rich, intense aromas of berries and plums, with hints of coffee and mocha. Nobilo Regional Collection Merlot has sweet, mouth filling berry fruit flavours, overlaying a structure of fine grained tannins. The palate is full and soft, with a seamless melding of fruit and oak. A touch of mocha and spice combines with subtle vanillin oak characters to provide depth and complexity on the palate. The finish has good length, with an appealing softness. |
Light yellow in colour with green hues and brilliant clarity. A distinctive Marlborough bouquet of ripe tropical and citrus fruit. Nobilo Regional Collection Sauvignon Blanc is bursting with flavors of lemon, passionfruit and melon. Crisp and zesty, the palate has excellent weight and balance, lingering in a full, refreshing finish. |

