Stats
- Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir
- Vineyard: Golden Child Vineyard
- Vine Age: 17-years-old
- Soil Type: Red volcanic soil over limestone
- Viticulture: Practicing organic
- Fermentation: Native – one ton plastic picking bins (100% whole-cluster)
- Skin Contact: 3 weeks
- Aging: 12 months in a single ex-Jura puncheon
- Alcohol: 12.8%
- pH: 3.63
- Total Acidity: 6.45 g/L
- Total SO2: 51 ppm
- Total Production: 50 cases
Tasting Note
This has a bright, fresh, redder-fruit nose with light earthy and redolent red notes. The whole-bunch edge here lifts the fruit and delivers vibrant cherry and brambly strawberry character to the darker pomengranate and spice. The palate is sleek, rugged and moderately long with quiet intensity and sneaky tannins all wrapping with a bright, driving finish.
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
92
"A briary, brambly pinot that has been picked early and has gently spicy cherry and rose aromas with a light, earthy edge. There’s plenty here in terms of complexity, all quite measured for now. The palate is very sleek, bright and juicy with a taut, compressed feel. I like the grainy texture and the tangy blood oranges, pomegranate and red plums."
- Nick Stock
- Nick Stock
Vinous
92
"Shimmering red. Vibrant, sharply defined red fruit and floral scents pick up spice and mineral flourishes with aeration. Tangy and precise on the palate, offering gently sweet strawberry and red currant flavors that gain weight as the wine opens up. Shows firm tension and strong, spicy lift on the persistent finish, which is framed by silky, even tannins."
- Josh Raynolds
- Josh Raynolds