2019 Colleen's Paddock Pinot Noir

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  • Awarded 96 points by Huon Hooke from The Real Review
Awarded 96 points by Huon Hooke from The Real Review Inspired by the Grand Crus red...
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Release Date July 2024
Vintage 2019
Cellaring 10 + Years
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2019 Colleen's Paddock Pinot Noir

  • Awarded 96 points by Huon Hooke from The Real Review

Inspired by the Grand Crus red wines of Burgundy, Colleen’s Paddock is perfectly positioned in a suntrap on a steep slope on the lowest and coolest part of the family estate. The steepness of the vineyard provides huge variations in ripening times, which means fruit picking in this tiny Pinot Noir block takes place over many weeks to ensure perfect ripeness in each small aliquot.

 

Release Date July 2024
Vintage 2019
Varietal Blend 100% Pinot Noir
Cellaring 10 + Years
Case Size 6 bottles
Harvest date 23 February (777 clone); 28 February (MV6 clone – 1st pick); 4 March (D2V6 clone & MV^ clone – 2nd pick) and 8 March (MV6 clone - final)
Production volume Limited
Analysis 0.25g/litre residual sugar
Alcohol content 13.0%

Wine Making

Hand-picked across a fourteen-day window, all clones were small batch-fermented and aged separately. Fruit was hand-sorted and destemmed to multiple small open vats. Stalks were added back to a number of parcels for extra complexity with two designated small vats of 100% whole bunch. A mix of natural fermentation and inoculation via commercial varietally-enhancing yeast strains. Cuvaison length ranging from 2 to 3 weeks on skins. Fermenting vats were hand-plunged or pumped-over a maximum of once per day.

Winemaker’s Notes

Our Colleen’s Paddock Pinot Noir blend (from our three clonal plantings) exhibits an intense Pinosity with unfurling power, complexity and maturity from an excellent Yarra Valley vintage. The combination of clones combine the boldness, weight, savouriness and muscularity of the predominant MV6 proportion with the mid-palate focus and structure of D2V6 and the fruit-forward purity and finesse of 777. The medium-depth colour belies its innate concentration and power.

Aroma: Macerated strawberry, black cherry, nutmeg, lavender, amaretto, graphite, sandalwood, stalks, charry oak. 

Palate: Flavours of rhubarb, sarsaparilla, porcini broth, culinary sage, roasted hazelnut, pink peppercorn. Plush, weighty, velvety mouthfeel. Fine-grained tannins. Combines richness and density with great length and persistence of flavour. 

This wine is suitable for vegans.This wine is suitable for vegans.

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