Only a very limited amount available! Savour wine at its peak - delight in the nuanced flavours of this carefully aged Pinot Noir. The bouquet is deep with aromas of red cherry intermingling with dark herbs and earthy, mushroom notes. Also present are hints of spice, oak and red florals.The palate has good flow and presence, with lacy acidity providing poise and freshness. The tannins are beautifully fine and supple.
We are ultra-fastidious in our organic Pinot Noir vineyard to ensure the fruit has intense concentration of flavour. This involves much careful hand work to moderate crop levels and expose the fruit to the sun.
The aim is a wine with many layers of complexity. Our approach is gentle and traditional - after destemming, the grapes were transferred to open top fermenters, where they were cold soaked. Native fermentation generally started after 5 days. The cap was plunged manually to achieve delicate extraction of tannin and colour from the skins. Post fermentation maceration lasted for up to 3 weeks to allow ripe fruit tannins to soften, flavours to deepen, and gain complexity. The wine was pressed into French oak barriques (25% new) and aged for 11 months.