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2018 Bannockburn Pinot Noir De La Terre
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Bannockburn De La Terre 2018 Pinot Noir $67
Volcanic topsoil, and mixed clays and sands over limestone are typical of our site, and so this wine is named De La Terre, meaning “of the earth”. The combination of east-west aligned rows on a flat and north-south rows on a east facing slope captures even more detail of the terroir.
Viticulture: A single vineyard Pinot Noir: 1.2m x 1.0m row/vine spacing/planting, clones 114 and 777. Picked March 1-7.
Winemaking: 10% whole bunch fermentation, indigenous yeast, approximately two weeks on skins. 12 months in French hogsheads (20% new). The best barrels were blended, then bottled in January, 2019. 13.0% alc./ vol.
Tasting notes: Whole bunch and whole berry fermentation manifest as transparency in this wine, maintained in the relatively inert puncheon oak format. Cola (perhaps from the 777 clone) and spice aromatics lead into a savoury and complex palate featuring fine tannin and well integrated oak.
Volcanic topsoil, and mixed clays and sands over limestone are typical of our site, and so this wine is named De La Terre, meaning “of the earth”. The combination of east-west aligned rows on a flat and north-south rows on a east facing slope captures even more detail of the terroir.
Viticulture: A single vineyard Pinot Noir: 1.2m x 1.0m row/vine spacing/planting, clones 114 and 777. Picked March 1-7.
Winemaking: 10% whole bunch fermentation, indigenous yeast, approximately two weeks on skins. 12 months in French hogsheads (20% new). The best barrels were blended, then bottled in January, 2019. 13.0% alc./ vol.
Tasting notes: Whole bunch and whole berry fermentation manifest as transparency in this wine, maintained in the relatively inert puncheon oak format. Cola (perhaps from the 777 clone) and spice aromatics lead into a savoury and complex palate featuring fine tannin and well integrated oak.