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Joshua Cooper

2022

‘Doug’s Vineyard’

Pinot Noir   |   Macedon Ranges - Australia
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About

Doug’s Vineyard is situated on the outskirts of the township of Romsey, in the Macedon Ranges. Owned by the Newnham family it was planted nearly 25 years ago to predominantly MV6 and smaller amounts of 114 and 115 clone Pinot Noir. A cool hamlet, the vines sit at around 500m altitude, atop a North and North East facing hillside on red rocky volcanic basalt soil, moderating vigor and providing amazing intensity to the fruit, ripening small, beautifully formed clusters at low sugar levels.

Once hand harvested in the cool of morning, with careful sorting in the vineyard, grapes were transferred to open fermenter with 20% as whole bunches and the remainder de-stemmed. The must was then allowed to soak 4-5 days at its cool ambient temperature until fermentation commenced. Thereafter the grapes were gently extracted by a combination of pumping over and pigeage by foot. The wine was then pressed after a total of three weeks on skins and transferred to two new (Laurent “Magic Cask” thick stave, blonde toast) seven young (2-4yo Laurent “Magic Cask”) and ten old (6-10yo) oak Burgundian piece for lees aging for 12 months, followed by four months in stainless steel on fine lees before racking and bottling, unfined and unfiltered. The only addition to the wine is a small dose of sulfur.

Stats

  • Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir
  • Vineyard: Doug's Vineyard
  • Vine Age: 25-years-old
  • Soil Type: Red, rocky basalt
  • Viticulture: Lutte Raisonée / Sustainable – dry-farmed
  • Fermentation: Native – open-top stainless steel fermenters (20% whole bunches - 80% whole berries)
  • Skin Contact: 3 weeks
  • Aging: 12 months in thick staved French 228l piece barrels (20% new), then 4 months on fine lees in stainless steel
  • Alcohol: 13%
  • pH: 3.8
  • Total Acidity: 5.5 g/L
  • Total SO2: 70 ppm
  • Total Production: 333 cases

Tasting Note

Pale ruby. This is a very elegant and ethereal release. Fragrant and subtle with raspberry, and red cherry fruits complexed by sous bois and the typical exotic spice of Doug’s Vineyard. Structured by silky tannin and fresh acidity and offering great charm in its youthful vigor, medium term aging or decanting will greatly reward.

Press & Reviews

The Wine Front

96

"Strange, but I went straight to the wines of Marechal in Burgundy. Something about the expansive but light nature of the wine, the relaxed feel to texture, the little haze of tannins, loads of perfume both primary fruited and herbal. It’s got sinew and pucker, a strong sense of savouriness, a sizzle of cooling acidity and a great stretch of flavour and texture. It’s beautiful, really, and the gist is that it delivers grape character from all angles. I want to drink the hell out of this."

- Mike Bennie

Wine Advocate

95

"The 2022 Doug's Vineyard Pinot Noir is savory and spiced and riddled with autumn leaf nuance, pastrami, graphite, steel, blueberry, black cherry and black tea. This is a beguiling wine, to say the least; it offers so much intrigue and diversity both aromatically and in the mouth. The wine is already evolving so gracefully, telling me that a night spent with Doug('s Vineyard) might be a night well spent. It is supple and gently chewy. What a wine."

- Erin Larkin
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Joshua Cooper

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Macedon Ranges

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Australia

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