Pinot Noir, 'Napoleone Vyd - Yarra Valley'

• 100% Pinot Noir
• Sourced from the Napoleone Vineyard, Block 3 (20%) Block 10 (80%), planted on sandy loam on a clay base
• Hand-picked followed by a five-day cold soak in stainless steel open-top tanks
• 20% whole-bunch crushed, indigenous primary and malolactic fermentation
• Four-day maceration before being lightly pressed and racked to a variety of French oak barrels (20% new) where the wine was matured for 10 months
• Minimally filtered and fined

Tasting Notes

Pomegranate and bright boysenberry with lightness and punch, woodsy undertones, wildflowers, and sage. Silky and seamless across the palate with an edge of pink peppercorn and balanced whole bunch goodness.
—Tim Shand, Winemaker