2023 Single Vineyard Pinot Noir

"Pinot Noir is an incredibly exciting variety to work with—delicate, easily bruised, and quick to become over-extracted. But when you push the boundaries and edge close to that cliff, that's where the true flavour and intensity lie. This wine was handcrafted with passion—and a whole lot of fun."

Ben Rector, Winemaker.

Colour

Bright red with moderate intensity.

Aroma

Alluring and abundant aroma of dark cherry, Turkish delight with forest floor notes, the technique of whole bunch fermentation also adds a gamey, stalky, complexity to the aroma. 

Palate

The palate is medium weighted with soft layered jubey red fruits.

Cellaring

9 months maturation in new French Oak Barriques has contributed lovely subtle charry sweetness, and the soft acid backbone shall ensure the wine drinks best for for 2–3 years to come.

vintage

Vintage was unusually late in Pemberton, even after a hot and dry January and February. Whites showed flavour, texture and balance and the reds are as good (or perhaps even better) than we have ever made, with great colour, ripe flavours and soft tannins.

winemaking

The fruit was very carefully and selectively hand-picked and sorted, then destemmed into an open fermenter, including 20% whole bunches for complexity and texture. Following a short cold soak, before ferment kicked off, the wine was tasted daily and plunged as required for 14 days then matured for eight months in new (25%) and one-year-old French barriques.

Region

Pemberton 

Variety

Pinot Noir

Analysis

• Alcohol: 14.0%
• pH 3.74
• TA 4.6