2020 Stefano Lubiana Primavera Pinot Noir Biodynamic, Derwent Valley

A wonderfully bright and juicy Pinot Noir with lovely structure and fine tannin. Drink now or patiently wait 5+ years if you can.

Stefano Lubiana much sought-after wines are the result of a passionate unrelenting quest for perfection. This passion, along with free thinking and attention to detail create wines which reflect this vision. The focus on traditional and biodynamic principals has only strengthened our desire to create wines that have a unique and distinctive character, free flowing elegance and quality.

They have been cultivating their vines under biodynamic conditions since 2010 Tasmania’s first and only, which means that the wines are free of all synthetic treatments, additives and pesticides. Instead they travel the alternative path, stepping back in time and using cosmic rhythms to ensure correct soil tilling and recuperation as well as effective vine care through all phases of the year’s seasonal cycles.

With their innovative use of barrels, whole-bunch fermentation and wild yeasts, they handcraft a distinctive range of wines. With most of their 25ha estate planted to the two great Burgundian varieties of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay it’s no secret that with meticulous vineyard craftsmanship and sympathetic and thoughtful winemaking, our wines have earned a reputation as some of most revered and desired in Australia.

Estate grown and select parcels of Derwent Valley fruit grown on a mix of two terroirs, grey gravelly loams over clay and red loam over gravel. The majority of the fruit is biodynamically grown. The structure is fine because the wine is on skins for only a short time. 90% is aged in seasoned French oak for 10 months. The grapes are hand picked at around 13 Be. and fermented with own yeasts and some whole bunches. Basket pressed after about three weeks. Cellared underground over winter and spring. Prepared for bottling in late summer.