2020 Petrichor Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, Coal River Valley

Region: Tea Tree - Coal River Valley, Southern Tasmania

 

20 year old, low yielding vines planted on a small vineyard in Tea Tree, identical soil and substrate to the Petrichor vineyard 2km away. Minimal inputs with only organic material utilised for nutrients.

 

Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, a pure expression from 20 year old vines grown on gravelly/volcanic terroirlocated in the Coal River Valley. Hand picked at optimum fruit sugar/acid balance, hand de-stemmed (15% whole bunch), cold soaked for 4 days. Wild fermentation with gentle hand plunging for 20 days. Basket pressed to older oak barriques (228L) and allowed to undergo MLF and mature in barrel for 10 months on lees. Gravity racked to tank, settled for 90 days hand bottled with Diam cork and wax seal. No additions, Minimal Sulphur. No fining. No filtration. No machine has touched this wine.

Explosive on the nose with precise red and blue fruit, a touch of herbaceousness overlays forest floor and slight smoke. Palate is powerful with drive and length, silken tannins crashing over crystalline acidity. A vintage that will develop for decades to come.

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