Taylor River Pinot Noir, The Reserve Collection

Description :

The fruit for this wine was handpicked from two blocks in the Taylor River Vineyard. Each block was fermented separately in open top fermenters. The 115 block was 30% whole bunch, while the Abel batch was fully destemmed. The two batches were basket-pressed to barrel where they underwent natural, full malolactic fermentation in spring. A selection of the best 6 barrels was made for this inaugural Reserve Collection Pinot Noir. These were racked to tank after 11 months in oak and left to settle for a further 3 months before being racked again and bottled without fining or filtration. The final blend consisted of 60% clone 115, 40% Abel, 1/3 new oak and an average of 18% whole bunch.