PROVENANCE

2010 Henty PINOT NOIR

VINEYARD
This single vineyard wine comes from a vineyard on the outskirts of the township of Tarrington, in the cool south-west Victorian region of Henty. It has a gentle north slope with red buckshot soils, derived from ancient volcanic basalt. The soils are rich in minerals and free draining. It sits at an altitude of 200m with the small Mt Pierrepoint 1km to the north-west.

HARVEST & WINEMAKING

Excellent late winter, early spring rains saw the vines begin the season with a flourish. Warm spring conditions led to good fruit set and the vineyard was not affected by the warm conditions at harvest. Yields were average and the fruit was clean as a whistle and of a quality that led us to using 80% wholebunch in the fermenters. Warm ferments, natural alcoholic & malaolactic fermentations and a 15 month barrel maturation have all contributed to this wines character. That being said terroir rules. 

TASTING NOTES

APPEARANCE

Brilliant, pale ruby.

NOSE

Dense plum, raspberry fruit cut with an elevated citrus like character. Weighty, deep and brooding.

PALATE

True to it's bouquet this rich wine offers plush plum fruit character in a medium bodied refined style. The finish is long and persistent.

FOOD MATCHES 

Veal forestiere (sans the artichoke), Cheddar cheese