Rising Pinot Noir 2018
The aromas of this wine flow easily - neat red fruits are delicately laced with more complex characters.
100% Pinot Noir
It aged on lees for six months, was racked and then back to oak for a further three months before being bottled in early December without filtration or fining.
Red cherry, plum skin and raspberry characters are abundant, bay leaf and tea-tree aromas are woven throughout with touches of spice and woodsmoke complementing the fruit.
The parcels harvested were about 30% whole bunch ferment with the remainder destemmed, aiming to maximise the amount of whole berries in the ferment. The whole bunch ferments were gradually crushed by hand and finally foot trod to break the grapes open throughout the three week ferment. The destemmed ferments were plunged once a day, no more. The wine was naturally fermented and following pressing went straight into French oak hogsheads, approximately 40% new.