2022 Single Block Series Pinot Noir Cortaillod

Alcohol: 13.7 %
ρH: 3.56
Total Acidity: 6.6 g/L
Residual sugar: less than 2 g/L

Winemakers: John Bown, Alain Rousseau

Fresh raspberry aromas with a touch of spice. The pallet is soft, delicate with savoury tannins, fresh fruit, lengthy texture.

We had a lot of rain during winter (August to October), the soil was extremely wet and cold up to November.
At flowering the temperatures were in the mid-ten, not hot enough to warm up the soil and make the pollination happening.Flowering took 5 weeks and resulted in 40 to 50% hen and chicken berries (small berries, non pollinated).
From mid-December to mid-February, the summer temperatures went from 15 to 25 degrees Celsius.
Vintage started end of March for sparkling, then the maturation of the grapes was very slow with high acidity. We finished picking the late grapes second week of May.
It was the latest vintage for the last 20 years.

Variety: 100% Pinot Noir, sustainably grown
Region: 100% Coal River Valley

A 48-hour pre-ferment soak was followed by inoculation and fermentation in 1/2 and 1 tonne open fermenters hand plunged twice daily. Pressed, and then transfer into French oak for Malolactic ferment , aged in barrels for 12 months.

Bottling date: 25.02.2022

Cortaillod is a region in Switzerland. These vines have been cloned in Europe for Frogmore Creek to establish 800 of these unique vines in Tasmania. Bottling runs of this are limited and very special.