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Moss Wood Pinot Noir Margaret River 2017

Moss Wood Pinot Noir Margaret River 2017

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Classic Pinot Noir with a satin velvet structure and the complexity & length of aging in French oak barriques.
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TASTING NOTES

COLOUR AND CONDITION:

Medium to deep ruby hue; bright condition.

NOSE:

Lifted aromatics of strawberry, quince jelly, roses and cherries. In the background there is an array of Pinot’s complex notes – earth, cumin and mushroom. There are also light, toasty oak notes.

PALATE:

The palate has medium to full body with bright fruit flavours. Strawberries, cherries and dark jubes sit over a firm tannin, so the wine has excellent balance; it is lively and intense without being heavy. The performance is completed with some toasty oak on the finish.

CELLARING:

We mentioned above that this wine has many similarities to its 1990 sibling and having tasted that very recently we confidently predict the 2017 will develop beautifully in the cellar for at least 30 years. The only problem for customers may be keeping their hands off it for that long. The bright and generous fruit notes make it a very enjoyable youngster and it should retain those for a least the next 10 years.

PRODUCTION NOTES

The fruit was handpicked and delivered to the winery where it was destemmed into small, open fermenters. The must was chilled and allowed to soak for 48 hours and was then inoculated with multiple yeast strains for primary fermentation. Fermentation temperatures were kept to a maximum of 30°C and each batch was hand plunged 3 times per day. After 18 days on skins the must was pressed to stainless steel tank and underwent malolactic fermentation and once completed, the finished batches were racked to wood. All barrels were 228 litre French oak and 10% were new.

After 19 months in wood, all barrels were racked and blended in stainless steel and fining trials were carried out. None were found to improve the wine so it remained unfined. It was then sterile filtered and bottled on 5th November, 2018.

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