Pinot Noir 2008

Single Vineyard Pinot Noir

Vintage: 2008                                 To Order

Grape Variety: Pinot Noir

Region: Yarra Valley

Winemaker: Guy Lamothe

Tasting Notes:
Do not be fooled by the colour. Whilst light this Pinot is rich in substance, the wine is vibrant with flavours, including rose petals and cherries on the nose. The palate is full, long and and persistent. Pinot lovers should try this beauty. The wine was made in the traditional Burgundian method of open vat fermentation with wild yeast and matured for 12 months in French oak. The wine stayed on lees for six months creating an elegant and seductive Pinot. Cellar for up to 8 years.

Technical details:
Cropping Level:       2.5 Tones / Acre
Oak Treatment:        25% New French Oak, Burgundian Coopers, 12 months in Barrels
Alcohol:                   13.5%

Ferment details:
Pre maceration, until ferment starts, about one week.
Fermented in open vats, with indigenous yeast.
No stems added back, 5% whole bunches.
Left on skins one week after fermentation is fully completed.
Natural Malolactic occurs slowly through spring.