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	2023 McCutcheon Pinot Noir
			
		2023 McCutcheon Pinot Noir
An introduction of glazed cherry, rhubarb string and bramble spice are evident on the nose. Dried red berries, plum and strawberry glide across the palate along with blood orange and plum pudding. This is met by a delicate red wine jus that leads into a savoury edge of leather, cinnamon spice and finely detailed tannins.
Wine Profile
| Vintage |  
		 Other Notes 
			Higher than average rainfall during flowering and over the course of the season resulted in lower yields on all sites. Flavour and sugar development were prolonged, resulting in more hang time, greater intensity, and drive. 
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| Vineyards :: Clones |  
		 Vineyard Notes 
			McCutcheon (100%) :: :: 667 (50%), MV6 (50%) 
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| Harvest date :: Yield |  
		 Harvest Date 
			Handpicked 22 March-10 April 2022 :: 2-2.4t/ha 
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| Brix :: pH :: TA |  
		 pH 
			12.2-12.9 :: 3.35-3.36 :: 6.9-7.5g/L 
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| Winemaking |  
		 Winemaker Notes 
			Handpicked, hand sorted and destemmed, this fruit was fermented in one tonne stainless steel fermenters. 
A cold soak for 4-5 days before wild yeast fermentation with an average of 14 days on skins. The wine was then pressed to tank and racked to barrel keeping all the individual parcels separate, where they underwent natural malolactic fermentation. Aged in a combination of old and new puncheons and  barriques. 
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| Winemakers |  
		 Production 
			Martin Spedding, Imogen Dillon 
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| Aging :: Oak |  
		 Aging 
			10 months :: 18% new oak combined with old oak barrels in small and large format 
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| Residual sugar | |
| Finished pH :: TA |  
		 Acid 
			3.60 :: 6.1g/L 
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| Alcohol % |  
		 Alcohol % 
			13.0 
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| Production |  
		 Production Notes 
			February 2024 :: screwcap 
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| Tasting Notes |  
		 Tasting Notes 
			An introduction of glazed cherry, rhubarb string and bramble spice are evident on the nose. Dried red berries, plum and strawberry glide across the palate along with blood orange and plum pudding. This is met by a delicate red wine jus that leads into a savoury edge of leather, cinnamon spice and finely detailed tannins. 
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| Food :: Temperature |  
		 Food Pairing Notes 
			Venison tartare, red hill truffle and rye crackers :: serve at 13-16°C 
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| Best drinking |  
		 Bottling Date 
			2024-2034 
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