Mount Barker Pinot Noir

We have a number of sites from which to select our Pinot Noir grapes; for the ’23 release it is mostly from our Langton & Karri Oak vineyards (Mt Barker) with a small amount from Porongurup, a slightly cooler site. All are planted to a number of clones and, with the vines now reaching 20+ years of maturity, they are proving well suited to the cooler aspects within these vineyards.
The 2023 season was generally a little cooler than previous but with Pinot being the earliest red to ripen, there was no issue getting the fruit to optimum ripeness and flavour.  

COLOUR

A bright and luscious looking ruby red.

AROMA

Has fresh and rich sweet fruit aromas of dark cherries and dark plums, with just a hint of sweet majoram adding complexity to the nose.

PALATE

This is a well weighted Pinot with loads of generous, bright, sweet fruit flavours. The palate is silky, rich and robust with exotic red berry characters, eg cranberries and pomegranate. These delicious fruit flavours are nicely balanced by the gently drying tannins and there’s the subtle influence from the oak maturation (20% in new French oak).

CELLARING POTENTIAL

Delicious to enjoy now or cellar for a couple of years for extra bottle age complexity.
Great served with an Asian style duck dish or rare BBQ lamb.