Battle of Bosworth Expat Pinot Noir 2024
The Wine
Our Pinot plantings are a hangover from the days that Joch’s dad was in charge and
he grew Pinot to supply one of the big wine companies with grapes to make sparkling
wine. We still sell Pinot to another organic producer, but we have made a Pinot under
our own label since 2011.
Picked early, we handle the fruit with kid gloves to retain the gorgeous red fruit
characters and fresh acidity of the grapes. While most of the grapes are gently
crushed before fermentation, we throw in some whole bunches which helps make
the colour pop and can add spice and gentle tannin. Post open fermentation the
wine spends some time in bigger (Hogsheads) seasoned oak barrels before bottling.
Tasting Note
Expat has a nose of sour cherry and florals and a light to medium bodied palate. It
shows pretty red fruits on the palate and a hint of truffle, too. It is bright and fresh in
both palate and colour (those whole bunches coming into play) with a hint of grainy
tannins. Pop it in the fridge if it is a hot day and you are tired of whites and want a red
wine. Drink with a duck dish of some kind. Battle of Bosworth
92 Ray Jordan, Wine Pilot 'There’s very little Pinot grown in McLaren Vale these days, as it was originally designed and planted as a sparkling wine base. This shows that in good years, some mighty impressive wines like this from Pinot can be produced. On the nose, there are fragrances of sour cherry and florals, while the light to medium weight palate is both poised and expressive, with lovely red fruits delivered with a slight savoury truffly character. It’s quite bright and brilliant, with a chalky, slightly grainy texture adding tremendous appeal. It only got a small amount of oak in the maturation stage, so it’s a rather precise expression of the variety. Very appealing.'
The Details
Variety - Pinot Noir
Country - Australia
Region - South Australia
Sub Region - McLaren Vale
Extra - Screwcap
Year - 2024
Volume - 750ml
About the Wine Maker 
Situated in the foothills of the Southern Mount Lofty Ranges and bound to the west by the pristine waters of the Gulf St Vincent, Battle of Bosworth is in the heart of the McLaren Vale wine region.
Located in Willunga, to the south of the McLaren Vale township, Edgehill Vineyard was established in the early 1970s by Peter and Anthea Bosworth. Willunga itself was settled in approximately 1837 and Bosworths have been growing grapes in the district on and off from the late 1850s. Son Joch Bosworth took over the management and day to day running of the vineyards in 1995, and set about converting the vineyards to certified organic viticulture from this time.
Battle of Bosworth Wines was established in 2001 by Joch Bosworth and partner Louise Hemsley-Smith and wines are made from vines that were planted in the early 1970’s by Joch’s parents.
