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 Reserve Pinot Noir Vintage: 2006 To Order Grape Variety: Pinot Noir Region: Yarra Valley Winemaker: Guy Lamothe Tasting Notes: The Reserve selection is determined in the vineyard, where - in promising vintages Guy reduces yield by bunch thinning. This Reserve offers aromas of strawberries and red plums mixed with subtle forest floor. The palate has rich elegance that respect the Pinot characteristics - in other words not too rich as to be heading towards a Shiraz style. The wine has good structural balance with long fine tannins on the finish. The flavours linger for a long time. Technical details: Cropping Level: 1.8 Ton / Acre Oak Treatment: 50% New French Oak Barrels Alcohol: 13.5 % Ferment details: Hand harvested fruit was gently crushed, then transferred to open vat frementers, without stems or whole bunches. Wild yeast initiated the fermentation and Guy plunged the fruit cap twice daily to ensure gentle flavour and colour extraction. The wine was then gravity fed to French oak ( 50% new and 50% on year old Troncais and Alliers) for 18 months, blended then bottled in September 2007. The wine was given 12 months bottle age prior to release. ____________________________________________  Fusing Burgundian winemaking with Yarra Valley terroir… |
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