2023 Estate 'Up the Hill' Pinot Noir
2023 Estate 'Up the Hill' Pinot Noir
Carefully selected parcels from our Main Ridge sites meld together to show clarity of the ‘Up the Hill” subregion of Mornington. Characters of strawberry and bright red fruits are accompanied by five spice and cedar. Fine graphite like tannin carry through the palate to a delicate soft finish.
Wine Profile
| Vintage |
Other Notes
Higher than average rainfall during flowering and over the course of the season resulted in lower yields on all sites. Flavour and sugar development were prolonged, resulting in more hang time, greater intensity, and drive.
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| Vineyards :: Clones |
Vineyard Notes
Judd (39%), Wallis (28%), Spedding (22%) McCutcheon (11%) :: MV6 (40%), 115 (27%), Abel (11%), 667 (6%), Calera (6%), 114 (5%), Pommard (5%)
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| Harvest date :: Yield |
Harvest Date
Handpicked 4-14th April 2023 :: 0.7-3.8t/ha
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| Brix :: pH :: TA |
pH
12.2-12.6 :: 3.2-3.28 :: 8.0-9.1g/L
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| Winemaking |
Winemaker Notes
Handpicked, hand sorted and destemmed this fruit was fermented in a mixture of concrete and stainless steel fermenters.
A cold soak for 4-5 days before wild yeast fermentation with an average of 16 days on skins and a light fermentation programme. The wine was then pressed to tank and racked to barrel keeping all the individual parcels separate, where they underwent natural malolactic fermentation. Aged in a combination of old and new puncheons and barriques.
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| Winemakers |
Production
Imogen Dillon, Martin Spedding
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| Aging :: Oak |
Aging
10 months :: 13% new French oak combined with seasoned oak barrels, small and large format.
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| Residual sugar |
Residual Sugar
Dry
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| Finished pH :: TA |
Acid
3.61 :: 5.8g/L Alcohol
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| Alcohol % |
Alcohol %
13.0
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| Production |
Production Notes
Bottled February 2024 :: screwcap
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| Tasting Notes |
Tasting Notes
Carefully selected parcels from our Main Ridge sites meld together to show clarity of the ‘Up the Hill” subregion of Mornington. Characters of strawberry and bright red fruits are accompanied by five spice and cedar. Fine graphite like tannin carry through the palate to a delicate soft finish.
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| Food :: Temperature |
Food Pairing Notes
Peking duck with mandarin pancakes and hoisin sauce :: serve at 13-16°C
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| Best drinking |
Bottling Date
2024-2034
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