2021 Estate 'Up the Hill' Pinot Noir
2021 Estate 'Up the Hill' Pinot Noir
Selected from our Main Ridge vineyards –‘up the hill', this wine speaks of the subregion with lifted spice – hints of cinnamon, cardamon and crushed Autumn leaves intertwined with a potpourri of strawberry, red fruit, rose petal & violets.
Wine Profile
| Vintage |
Other Notes
With a La Niña weather pattern controlling the season, the wet spring and start to the summer delayed bud burst and flowering. Below average temperatures and rainfall over summer allowed the grapes to ripen slowly but evenly, resulting in great concentration of flavour and good natural acidity.
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| Vineyards :: Clones |
Vineyard Notes
Wallis (25%), McCutcheon (22%), Judd (19%), Spedding (34%) :: MV6, 115, 777, Calera, Pommard, Abel
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| Harvest date :: Yield |
Harvest Date
Hand picked 22 – 9 April :: 2.4-7 t/ha
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| Brix :: pH :: TA |
pH
22.5 - 23.4 :: 3.51 - 3.63 :: 6.5 - 9.6 g/L
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| Winemaking |
Winemaker Notes
• Handpicked and hand sorted and (mostly) destemmed (some whole bunch used in separate
parcels)
• Cold soak for 4-5 days
• Wild yeast fermentation in a mixture of concrete and stainless steel fermenters.
• An average of 14 days on skins.
• The wine was then pressed to tank and racked to barrel keeping all the individual parcels separate
• Aged in a combination of old and new puncheons and barriques
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| Winemakers |
Production
Imogen Dillon, Martin Spedding
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| Aging :: Oak |
Aging
11 months :: 10% new oak
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| Residual sugar |
Residual Sugar
Dry (0.29 g/l)
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| Finished pH :: TA |
Acid
3.52 :: 6 g/L
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| Alcohol % |
Alcohol %
12.5
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| Production |
Production Notes
Bottled February 2022 :: screwcap
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| Tasting Notes |
Tasting Notes
Selected from our Main Ridge vineyards –‘up the hill', this wine speaks of the subregion with lifted
spice – hints of cinnamon, cardamon and crushed autumn leaves intertwined with a potpourri of
strawberry, red fruit, rose petal & violets. A mouth filling palate with beautiful balance and length.
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| Food :: Temperature |
Food Pairing Notes
Crisp sweet & sour pork with plum sauce :: serve at 13-16°C
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| Best drinking |
Bottling Date
2023-2030
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