Spring Vale Estate Pinot Noir 2022

This wine is a blend of original 1986 and 2000 Estate plantings. Soils are old red loams of volcanic origin. Fruit was destemmed into open pots for initial cool pre-ferment maceration, usually up to four days. Some pots were allowed to ferment ‘wild’ with natural yeasts. The remainder were inoculated with cultured yeast and all pots received regular hand plunging during ferment to gently extract flavour and tannins. Upon dryness the wine was pressed to French oak barriques, 25% of which were new, where it remained for 10 months. It was then filtered and bottled.

Deep ruby red in colour, this Pinot Noir has ripe dark fruits and loads of toasty mocha oak notes, with nuances of lavender, blood oranges and rose petals. Savoury palate, very seductive and textural.