2021 Thousand Candles Gathering Field Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley

"20% whole bunches; bottled unfined and unfiltered. A bright, medium ruby red. Perfumed and redolent of strawberries, raspberries, flowers and gentle spice. It's equally impressive on the well-delineated, nicely concentrated and suave palate. The quantity and quality of the tannins are spot on too." 

95 Points, Special Value, Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion

Hand picked fruit from select parcels from our best blocks. The blocks have an easterly aspect that enables them to avoid harsh afternoon sun. Picked early in the morning, hand sorted, destemmed and fermented in small batches.

Fermented over two weeks with minimal intervention. Wines were pumped over at the start and end and only some gentle plunging towards the end of ferment. This allows the wines to retain purity of fruit and better reflect the vineyards they were grown in. After 6 months in older French barriques and hogsheads the wine was bottled with minimal sulphites added.

The wine has aromas of red fruits, cherries and floral notes. An earthy palate with an undertow of dusty cherries, red berries and pomegranate. Some fine velvety tannins and bright acid make this a savoury and structural wine.