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2021 Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir
*Pre-order: wine will be delivered in June 2022*
Pinot… but not overdone – delicate fruit, earthy and soft tannins
Vineyard: Willsmore Vineyard, Piccadilly
Farming: Organic
Planted: 1998 (MV6) and 2001 (114)
Soil type: Sandy loam on Sandstone and soft red rock
Picking date: March 8 & 16, 2021
Picking method: Hand harvested and sorted in vineyard
Processing: Destemmed retaining 50% whole berries with no whole bunch
Fermentation: Natural ferment in open top steel fermenters, hand plunged twice daily
Time on skins: 2 weeks
Pressing: Free run and pressings combined
Settling: Settled off gross lees for 7 days
Aging vessel: 2000L Slavonian oak Foudre for 10 months, then stainless steel for 6 months
Filtration: No
Fining: No
Alc: 12.4%
pH: 3.53
TA: 5.6
SO2: 25F, 66T
Production: 420 dozen