Description
This wine is true to the Tolpuddle Vineyard Pinot Noir style: intensely aromatic, medium bodied with savoury spice notes, along with purity of varietal expression, fresh acidity and ripe tannins. The grapes were all hand-picked and fermented as a combination of whole berries and whole bunches, in open fermenters, with gentle plunging. The wine was aged in French oak for nine months, of which about one third was new.
Awards
98 pts Decanter Points
Double Gold Global Fine Wine Challenge
Alcohol
13.5%
Analytical data
dry
Vineyard: Tolpuddle Vineyard
The vineyard is planted with mature Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines, facing north east, and sloping gently up from Back Tea Tree Road. The soil is light silica over sandstone and of moderate vigour, ensuring well-balanced vines producing grapes of great flavour and intensity. Cool climate.
Soil Type
Silica sands over sandstone.
Vinification
The grapes were all hand-picked and fermented as a combination of whole berries and whole bunches, in open fermenters, with gentle plunging.
Maturation
French barrique 30% new for 10 months.
