Pinot Noir 2023

Our 2023 Pinot Noir is announced by complex, intense aromatics on the nose, with a “Burgundy and full” fruit spectrum of Cherries, Raspberry, Wild Strawberries and underlying complex oak characters. 2023 experienced warm weather, defining the excellent warm and dry 2023 growing season in Albany.

The palate displays abundant sweet and sour dark cherry, and a beautiful long and medium weight finish. This has all been derived from the warm and easy growing season, perfect for Burgundian varieties in the Albany region. The palate shows intense strawberry and rhubarb with underlying floral notes requiring time to integrate fully.

Must was cold macerated at 8 degrees for 72 hours pre fermentation, allowing the fruit to express soft tannins and strong purple colours, fermented in numerous small fermentation vessels with various yeast strains to extract as much terroir from individual rows. Reasonably high temperatures were allowed (28 degrees) through the later stages of ferment, along with a limited amount of time with post ferment maceration.

The wine was transferred to new (20%) and used French oak barrels for Malo lactic fermentation, before being allowed to age and settle for ten months with various oaks, and on lees for complexity.

Varieties:

100% Pinot Noir

Fruit Source:
100% Wignalls Albany Vineyard

Total Acidity:
5.42

Picking Dates:
from 19/02/23

Baume:
13.9 average.

Alcohol:
14.3%.

pH:
3.67