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2024 Talland Hill Pinot Noir
REGION
Mornington Peninsula
TASTING
The 2024 Talland Hill Pinot Noir opens with a chorus line of dehydrated red currant, dried florals, violets, crushed pepper, earthiness and spice. The palate is taut and reserved with elegant length. Wild strawberry, powdered berry, mushroom and earth are met with vibrant tannin and a refreshing aperol acidity.
WINEMAKING
Certified Organic and Biodynamic – the fruit is handpicked and destemmed into a 2 ton open fermenter as whole berries and left to start fermenting naturally. It is not touched until a 2-3 drop in baumé , which allows fermentation to occur inside the grape berries , increasing the aromatics of the wine. Once fermentation starts strongly, the ferment is hand-plunged 2-3 times per day for 10 days or until sugar is dry.
The wine is left on skins for post ferment maturation for another 10 days. It is then pressed off skins and racked to barrel.
30 % new oak and predominately Sirugue Troncais extra tight grain Medium toast and D’aquitaine Allier and Jupier tight grain medium toast oak barrels. In spring the wine is racked and returned to barrel. After a total of 16 months barrel maturation the wine is bottled without fining or filtration and minimal sulfur.
VINEYARD
Our Talland Hill vineyard is located in Red Hill at the home of our Cellar Door and Restaurant. The site is north facing with vine rows running in similar orientation with the exception of the front block Chardonnay with its vine rows orientated to the north-west.
It is a warm and sheltered site and is the second of our single vineyard wines to pick each year. These vines produce bold Pinot Noirs, with powerful fruit and strong tannin structure. Chardonnay from this site is intense and mineral and tends to be a little less expressive early on in comparison to the Mill Hill vineyard.
Elevation: 170M
Harvest Date: April 2023
Planted on own roots
- Pinot Noir clone MV6 1.5 acres
- Chardonnay clone P58 2.5 acres
- Pinot Gris clone D1V7. 1.8 acres
- Gewürztraminer 0.75 acres
The single vineyard wines made from this vineyard is from the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay block. All vines are cane pruned to VSP.
VITICULTURE
We grow, make and farm our vineyards using a philosophy of sustainability and regenerative agriculture, applying a mix of biological, biodynamic and organic practices.
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PRICE
$110 RRP/ $660 case of 6
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