Dark, ripe red fruits lead the nose, with raspberry, plum and blackberry layered over baking spice and black pepper. Underlying earthy tones of beetroot, gravel and mineral notes, with a hint of sea spray.
The fruit for this Pinot Noir is predominately sourced from our La Filles, Oulton, and Bonadale blocks, which have been the same sites producing our single vineyard selections over the past few seasons. This Pinot is a blend of eight clones including ones from California, Dijon, Australian and New Zealand.
Blocks and clones were harvested individually based on ideal ripeness. They were all fermented independantly with wild yeast, hand plunged twice daily, and pressed just when dry. The wine was allowed to settle in tank before being clean racked into French oak barrels, of which 30% were new.
