
Ten Minutes by Tractor 'Up the Hill' Pinot Noir 2021
The Wine
With a La Niña weather pattern controlling the season, the wet spring and start to the summer delayed bud burst and flowering. Below average temperatures and rainfall over summer allowed the grapes to ripen slowly but evenly, resulting in great concentration of flavour and good natural acidity.
Vineyard Components: Wallis (25%), McCutcheon (22%), Judd (19%), Spedding (34%)
Handpicked and hand sorted and (mostly) destemmed (some whole bunch used in separate parcels) • Cold soak for 4-5 days • Wild yeast fermentation in a mixture of concrete and stainless steel fermenters. • An average of 14 days on skins. • The wine was then pressed to tank and racked to barrel keeping all the individual parcels separate • Aged in a combination of old and new puncheons and barriques
Selected from our Main Ridge vineyards –‘up the hill', this wine speaks of the subregion with lifted spice – hints of cinnamon, cardamon and crushed autumn leaves intertwined with a potpourri of strawberry, red fruit, rose petal & violets. A mouth filling palate with beautiful balance and length. TMXT
The Details
Variety - Pinot Noir
Country - Australia
Region - Victoria
Sun Region - Mornington Peninsula
Extra - Screwcap
Year - 2021
Volume - 750ml