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2014 Tolpuddle Vineyard Pinot Noir
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Style
Tolpuddle Vineyard Pinot Noir reflects the cool maritime climate of Tasmania's Coal River Valley, and the site itself is gently sloping, north-east facing, with light silica over sandstone. The result is a beautifully aromatic and textured Pinot Noir, with intensity, power, purity and complexity.
2014 Tasting Note
Expressive Pinot aromas leap from the glass once again showing the extravagant, almost exotic nature of this wine. Dark cherry and a hint of plum meld seamlessly with spice and sap notes. The palate has both ripe and earthy edges with juicy acidity delivering brightness and freshness. There’s a wonderful poise to the wine where the sense of structure and tannic grip perfectly frame the complex fruit and savoury characters.
Vintage
2014 was a year of mixed fortunes, with some frost, rain and heat episodes, meaning vigilance was important. Overall it was cool and, at times cold, resulting in poor fruit set but no disease pressure. The resulting yields were low but the fruit carried exceptional flavour and tannins.
Source
Tolpuddle Vineyard Pinot Noir is entirely from the Tolpuddle Vineyard, first planted in 1988.
Vinification
The grapes were all hand-picked and fermented as a combination of whole berries and whole bunches, in open fermenters and hand plunged throughout. The wine was aged in French oak barriques, of which about one third were new.
Maturation
10 months in French oak barriques stored at a cool temperature (9°C), followed by 7 months in bottle prior to release.
Cellaring Will repay careful; cellaring for 7-10 years.
Tolpuddle Vineyard Pinot Noir reflects the cool maritime climate of Tasmania's Coal River Valley, and the site itself is gently sloping, north-east facing, with light silica over sandstone. The result is a beautifully aromatic and textured Pinot Noir, with intensity, power, purity and complexity.
2014 Tasting Note
Expressive Pinot aromas leap from the glass once again showing the extravagant, almost exotic nature of this wine. Dark cherry and a hint of plum meld seamlessly with spice and sap notes. The palate has both ripe and earthy edges with juicy acidity delivering brightness and freshness. There’s a wonderful poise to the wine where the sense of structure and tannic grip perfectly frame the complex fruit and savoury characters.
Vintage
2014 was a year of mixed fortunes, with some frost, rain and heat episodes, meaning vigilance was important. Overall it was cool and, at times cold, resulting in poor fruit set but no disease pressure. The resulting yields were low but the fruit carried exceptional flavour and tannins.
Source
Tolpuddle Vineyard Pinot Noir is entirely from the Tolpuddle Vineyard, first planted in 1988.
Vinification
The grapes were all hand-picked and fermented as a combination of whole berries and whole bunches, in open fermenters and hand plunged throughout. The wine was aged in French oak barriques, of which about one third were new.
Maturation
10 months in French oak barriques stored at a cool temperature (9°C), followed by 7 months in bottle prior to release.
Cellaring Will repay careful; cellaring for 7-10 years.