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Bannockburn Pinot Noir Serre
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Our Serré (a French word meaning “tightly packed”) features Pinot Noir grown at Serré Vineyard using close-planting, low trellising and narrow rows to replicate the tough vineyard conditions of Grand Cru Burgundy, naturally yielding at 500g/vine. This block may be the oldest close-planted vineyard outside Europe. It certainly is the best of our Pinot Noir sites: uniform, focused, powerful and fragrant, every year. It will continue to develop and drink well for another ten to 15 years or more.
Pinot Noir, clone MV6 on own roots, planted in 1984 and 1986. 1.2m rows x 1.2m vine spacing. Volcanic surface material with darker clay over weathered basalt and limestone.
Wild fermentation. (20% whole bunch).
Pressed to tank, settled overnight before 12 months in French oak hogsheads (20% new).
Spring malo-lactic fermentation, then racked to tank prior to bottling March 2018.
12.5% alc/vol.
Pinot Noir, clone MV6 on own roots, planted in 1984 and 1986. 1.2m rows x 1.2m vine spacing. Volcanic surface material with darker clay over weathered basalt and limestone.
Wild fermentation. (20% whole bunch).
Pressed to tank, settled overnight before 12 months in French oak hogsheads (20% new).
Spring malo-lactic fermentation, then racked to tank prior to bottling March 2018.
12.5% alc/vol.