Wine Specs
Vintage
2020
Pinot Noir
Tasting Notes
Bright garnet . It’s fragrant w ith wild strawberries, fresh rhubarb
and a hint of clove-l ike spice . There’s an earthy undergrowth
character here too - a sweet , leafy compost . On the palate,
upfront there’s vibrant , chewy red fruits. On the mid- back
palate, sinewy tannin builds into something more savoury and
comes back to silky on the finish. Poised.
Vintage
A chal lenging vintage to pair with a challenging year ingeneral.
Spring 2019 was cool, windy and wet resulting in lowcrops due
to poor fruit set. Temperatures remained moderate, and rain
throughout the harvest period provided chal lenging conditions.
Overall, the cool and wet weather resulted in low sugars (and
thus a lcohols) and crisp, refreshing acid.
Vineyard
Mainly from the MV6 planted Hill block, with 10% coming from
the 425 block planted with 114 clone.
Vinification
Hand picked, mainly destemmed as whole berries but also some
whole bunches included – 15% across the entire blend. Gentle
pump overs and foot stomping for extraction over a 10 day
maceration. Matured in French oak hogsheads for 10 months
before racking to tank and bottling unfined and unfiltered.
