Schubert Wines - 10 at Consumer´s Care

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Estou realmente feliz em dizer que os Vinhos Schubert chamaram minha total atenção e carinho após responderem um pequeno e-mail de um dia atrás. Vocês sabem que escrevi algo sobre eles em algum lugar aqui neste blog, e enviei a eles uma nota a respeito daquelas três garrafas que ainda tenho em nossa adega Electrolux/Dometic: 2002 Wairarapa Pinot Noir, 2004 Hawkes Bay Sauvignon Blanc and 2002 Hawkes Bay Cabernet Sauvignon. Kai Schubert enviou-me uma mensagem enquanto parte do Brasil de volta à Nova Zelândia, após ter participado da WorldWine Experience em São Paulo na semana passada. Acredito que seja possível transcrever o e-mail aqui sem problemas para o remetente, porque isto pode mostrar que tipo de relações eles estão desenvolvendo nesta pequena e bela vinícola neozelandesa. As más notícias – temos que consumir o Pinot Noir em breve, podemos deixar o Sauvingnon Blanc para fins de 2007 e abrir o Cabernet em 2009/2010. Vamos lá:


I am so happy to say that Schubert Wines took my total attention and caressing answering a little piece of e-mail one day ago. You know that I wrote something about them here at this blog, and sent them a note about those three bottles that we still have at our Dometic/Electrolux cellar: 2002 Wairarapa Pinot Noir, 2004 Hawkes Bay Sauvignon Blanc and 2002 Hawkes Bay Cabernet Sauvignon. Kai Schubert drop me a message while leaving Brasil and coming back to New Zealand, after participation at WorldWine Experience, a wine fair at Sao Paulo last week. I believe that is possible to put the e-mail here with no problem to the sender, because this can show what kind of relations they are developing at this little and nice winery. The bad news – we have to drink Pinot Noir soon, can take the Sauvignon Blanc for 2007 and open Cabernet 2009/2010. Let's go:


No trecho abaixo, a ênfase para o bom armazenamento dos vinhos em ambiente refrigerado, demonstrando a necessidade de uma adega climatizada e as condições ideais para consumo dos vinhos mencionados algures. A seguir, as fichas técnicas do produtor. Ao final, a disponibilidade de Kai em nos atender novamente para quaisquer dúvidas.


Cheers from Sao Paulo!! And thank you very much for your interest in our wines!!! Have you been at the WorldWine Experience in Sao Paulo over the last days?? I was only wondering as I am just leaving Sao Paulo and if you might have been there and had a chance to taste our new vintage at the fair as well?

In general our wines do develop nicely over quite some years. Regarding the Sauvignon blanc, for example, I did a tasting with our 2000 vintage in Germany recently and the wine was still fresh. So the 2004 should be going for at least some more years; of course good (cool) cellar conditions are important. For the Pinot it should be in a nice drinking state now, but should last another 3-5 years. The Cabernet has lots of tannins and should develop nicely within the next 3-5 years and last at least some 10 years if not longer. Again the cellaring conditions with constant cool temperature are most important for the aging.

By the way, are you sure it is the 2001 Pinot Noir as I am not sure if we exported that vintage to Brazil?? Could it be 2002???



2004 SAUVIGNON BLANC
ORIGIN: Hawkes Bay
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS: summer with higher precipitation but autumn was perfectly warm and dry.
DATE OF HARVEST: 24. March & 21. April 2004
HARVEST & VINIFICATION: Partially whole bunch pressed and maceration on skins. Fermentation in different bins under influences of various yeasts and temperatures. Ageing on fine lees for 6 months. Racking by gravity to keep maximum freshness of fermentation-CO2.
DATE OF BOTTLING: 02 November 2004
ALC: 13.5% VOL

TASTING NOTES: Sweet, ripe, lemony & grapefruit-citric aromas with some flint and mineral elements. Ripe grapefruit, somewhat rich flavours; very crisp balance and long finish.
DRINKING TEMPERATURE: 10 ºC
CELLARING: now to 5 years
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 6426

2002 PINOT NOIR
ORIGIN: Wairarapa
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS: summer with higher precipitation but autumn was perfectly warm and dry.
DATE OF HARVEST: 5 & 29 April 2002
HARVEST & VINIFICATION: Hand-picked and 100% de-stemmed. Cold-maceration and fermentation in stainless steel vats and left on "skins" for 3 weeks. Aged in 60 % new and 40 % used French oak barriques for 13 months.
DATE OF BOTTLING: 28 June 2003
ALC: 14.5% VOL - RESIDUAL SUGAR: < 1.0 g/l

TASTING NOTES: Complex nose of blackberries and dark cherries underlined by roasty oak aromas with hints of cinnamon, thyme and dark chocolate. Beautifully constructed with finely integrated tannins and lingering finish.
DRINKING TEMPERATURE: 16-18 ºC
CELLARING: now - 8 years
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 1255



2002 CABERNET SAUVIGNON
ORIGIN: Gimblett Road, Hawkes Bay
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS: summer with higher precipitation but autumn was perfectly warm and dry.
DATE OF HARVEST: 6 & 21 April 2002
HARVEST & VINIFICATION: Hand-picked and 100 % de-stemmed. Fermentation in stainless steel vats and maceration for 3 weeks. Aged in 75 % new and 25 % used French Oak barriques for 25 months.
DATE OF BOTTLING: 29 June 2004
ALC: 14.5% VOL

TASTING NOTES: This deeply coloured wine exhibits an intense nose of blackberries, plum and dark chocolate with notes of walnut and spices. Full bodied and extremely well structured with layers of super-ripe tannins complemented by a long, sweet and dark fruit-filled finish.
DRINKING TEMPERATURE: 16-18 ºC
CELLARING: 5-10 years
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 2422

Thank you very much for your interest in our wines. Please find attached some further information. Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me again. Kind regards, Kai Schubert
Schubert Wines Limited
57 Cambridge Road - MARTINBOROUGH - New Zealand
Tel: +64 (0)6 3068505 Fax: +64 (0)6 3068506
email: info@schubert.co.nz - www.schubert.co.nz