The Wine
Violets, dark cherries and black forest cake, yet earthy with porcini mushrooms and forest notes. Velvety mouthfeel, with concentrated fruit and great intensity.
Will develop more complexity with bottle age. Benefits from a little time to open in bottle.
Drinking: Ready to drink at release or cellar for up to 5 years.
Alcohol: 14.5% alc/vol
RRP: $39
Release: Winter 2019
The Winemaking
100% Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir grapes.
Hand-made by Candice and Frewin at their small winery in Carey Gully.
Grapes hand-picked & gently destemmed retaining whole berries with 25% whole bunches.
Cold soak prior to wild fermentation in an open-top tank, gentle hand plunge only, then pressed to barrel once dry.
Matured for 10 months in 100% French oak, 15% new oak.
Wild ferment, unfined, unfiltered, vegan.
Bottled February 2018, 140 dozen produced.
The Vineyard
The Whisson Lake Vineyard is owned and organically farmed (uncertified) by Mark & Andrie Whisson.
Site location: Piccadilly Valley – Adelaide Hills
Map coordinates: -34.967153, 138.751102
Clones: D5V12, 777, 114,115, MV6
Planted: 1985
Elevation: 610 meters
Aspect: North East facing
Harvest: 13thApril 2017
Tonnes: 2T
Soil: Clay with schist and Gneiss.