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Shop/ 2018 Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir2018 Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir
Pinot… but not overdone – powerful fruit, earthy and soft tannins
Vineyard: Willsmore Vineyard, Piccadilly
Planted: 1998 (MV6) and 2001 (114)
Soil type: Sandy loam on Sandstone and soft red rock
Picking date: March 3, 2018
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 and French Barrique for 12 months, then stainless steel for 2 months
Filtration: No
Fining: No
Alc: 13.1%
pH: 3.66
TA: 6.1
SO2: 21F, 56T
Production: 275 dozen