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2024 'Wide Open Road' Pinot Noir

PRICE

BOTTLE
$35.00
The 2024 Wide Open Road has a dark red purple hue; Aromas of dark cherry, raspberry bonbon, and a hint of mushroom. The palate is succulent and fleshy with fresh raspberry and dark cherry stone notes and a fine dusty thread of tannin knit throughout. One of our more powerful vintages.

Details

  • RegionGreat Southern, Western Australia
  • Vintage2024
  • TypeRed Wine
  • VarietyPinot Noir
  • Alcohol Volume13.5%
  • Background

    Pinot Noir is dead sexy. Enigmatic, because it requires the right vineyard sites in cooler regions and is unforgiving of sloppy viticulture. Inspiring, because it does not conform to formulaic winemaking but requires imagination as much as experience. Frustrating as the slightest mistake can have disastrous consequences. When everything comes together the resultant wines are seductive, addictive and memorable.

  • Vineyard Notes

    The 2024 Wide Open Road is sourced from Mount Barker and we have introduced a second vineyard to the blend. We now have 3 different clones of Pinot Noir to utilize which has added more complexity, power and interest. Although it was a hot growing season and early picking we had enough water to keep the vines happy and the fruit fresh.

  • Winemaking

    In the winery we destemmed each batch (3) to open top fermenters, one 100% destemmed berries, one with 10% whole bunches and the final fermenter was 100% whole bunches.. The wild yeast ferments were slow and cool, hand plunged and lasted 12 days before pressing. Wild malolactic fermentation then occurred in puncheon (500L) and the wine was stored on lees (sediment) for 5 months.

  • Food Matches

    Perfect with a Charcuterie Board

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