Nautilus Cuvée Marlborough Brut
Wine Description
The natural beauty of the Nautilus shell has inspired our expressive, balanced, precisely crafted wines since 1985, the early days of Marlborough winegrowing. Back then there were only 80 NZ wineries. Today there are nearly 700. Yet we remain small, family-owned, and committed to the stunningly beautiful Marlborough region.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Three vineyardsq
Vineyard size
10 acres
Soil composition
Silt and Stony
Training method
Cane-pruned
Elevation:
100 feet
Vines/acre:
750
Yield/acre:
6 tons
Year vineyard planted:
1989-2000
Harvest time:
March
First vintage of this wine:
1991
Bottles produced of this wine:
30,000
Average Vine Age:
20
Certified Vineyards:
All vinyards certified under Sustainable winegrowing New Zealand
Certifying Organizations:
New Zealand Winegrowers
Sustainability Certification:
SWNZ
Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
75% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
21 days
Fermentation temperature:
55 °F
Malolactic fermentation:
Full
Fining agent:
Vegan
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of aging before bottling:
6 months
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.2
Acidity:
7 g/L
Alcohol:
12 %
Residual sugar:
6 g/L
Wine Production
About the Vineyard
Marlborough is a sheltered, sunny, cool maritime climate known for intense, highly aromatic wines. Nautilus Cuvee is sourced from three sites on free-draining stony soils planted with older sparkling wine clones of pinot noir and chardonnay which are able to retain good levels of acidity. The blend of sites gives complexity to the cuvée.
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