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"The alluvial gravels, silts and glacial deposits at our Lowburn site lend themselves to a pinot noir with strong aromatics , good mid palate weight and fine chalky tannins which will soften and evolve over time.
The wine is ruby in colour with a concentrated nose full of cherry, plum and floral aromas. This wine has a juicy mouthfeel, well weighted body complimented by balanced tannins, spice and a long finish. A beautiful expression of site and variety in this single vineyard Pinot Noir.
Hand harvested fruit was 100% destemmed to tank. A 4-day cold soak then took place to build colour and intensity of flavour. The must was inoculated with both wild yeast and cultures selected for their ability to add complexity. Fermentation lasted 19 days with peak temperatures reaching 31 degrees. A Post fermentation maceration period of 6 days followed which allowed tannins to build and the wine to find balance before pressing to tank. Following settling in tank the wine was racked to French barriques of which 33% were new. The wine then underwent malolactic fermentation and matured for ten months in oak before being racked, blended and bottled on April the 1st, 2021."
5 Stars & 95/100 Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review, February 2023 (2020 Vintage)
"A restrained floral/rose petal aroma leads to spicy, cherry, plum, hazelnut and spicy oak flavours. Supple and appealing wine that is so deliciously accessible now it is hard to imagine it improving with bottle age."
