Description
2022 Scotchmans Hill Pinot Noir has a complex and alluring bouquet of red plums and dark berries with spice, sweet sappy notes, and refined oak complexity. The palate is juicy and long with raspberries, plums, and sweet cherries. This is complemented by spice, earthy notes with a sappy mid palate and cedar oak finish. The all-round structure of the wine is seamless with silky tannins delivering a beautiful balanced wine.
Limited quantities of 2021 Scotchmans Hill Pinot Noir – Gold Medal Winner Australian Pinot Challenge Geelong Region are available to purchase from Scotchmans Hill Cellar Door.
A complex and alluring bouquet of red plums and dark berries with spice, sweet sappy notes, and refined oak complexity. The palate is juicy and long with raspberries, plums, and sweet cherries. This is complemented by spice, earthy notes with a sappy mid palate and cedar oak finish. The all-round structure of the wine is seamless with silky tannins delivering a beautiful balanced wine.
Clone: MV6, 114, 115 / Pinot Noir, SOIL TYPE: Self mulching black vertosol derived from tertiary basalt, HARVEST DATE: 18.03.22 - 25.03.22, YIELD:1.6kg/vine, 1.6tn/acre, 4.0tn/ha, 28hl/ha.
WINEMAKING: De-stemmed to small fermenters with the inclusion of 15% whole bunches and cold soaked for 5 days. Wild ferment at 28°C for 7days. Pressed to barrel for a wild malolactic fermentation. Racked and bottled in June 2023. OAK USE: Matured in new to 4 year old French barriques for 12 months. CELLARING 2025 to 2030, WINEMAKERS Robin Brockett and Marcus Holt.
