PICCADILLY VALLEY - ADELAIDE HILLS
The Wine
Our Pinot Noir grapes were grown specifically for this wine.
The slight copper hue gives a hint of a white wine made from reds grapes.
The nose of rose water and honeysuckle leads to a rich palate showing flavours of apricot and quince with an almond / marzipan finish. Very textural and complex.
Drinking beautifully at release and will continue to develop with bottle age and careful cellaring.
Cellar 10 years, possibly longer.
Suggested serving temperature 10-14C. Serve cooler in warm weather.
The Winemaking
Hand-made at CRFT winery, Carey Gully.
100% NASAA Certified Organic Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir.
Harvested 30th March 2021.
Hand-picked and whole bunch pressed.
The full solids wild ferment began in tank and was then transferred to oak with all lees for barrel fermentation.
Matured for 7 months in older neutral French oak. Occasional lees stirring.
Full wild malo-lactic fermentation. 100% natural acidity.
Bottled 4th November 2021.
Vegan friendly.
The Vineyard
The Arranmore Vineyard has been farmed organically since Frewin & Candice took ownership in January 2016 and is now NASAA Certified Organic (February 2019). Estate-owned, managed and farmed, the 5-acre Arranmore Vineyard planted from 1995-1998, is situated at Carey Gully in the Piccadilly Valley (Adelaide Hills).
The 2021 vintage Pinot Noir was dry grown.
Pinot Clone: 115
Elevation: 545 meters
Aspect: East facing
Planted: 1995-1998
Map: -34.969564, 138.760102
Soil: Rich dark loam topsoil over a clay subsoil with shale and ironstone bedrock.