2024 Frogmore Creek Pinot Noir

13.5%
8.2 standard drinks

Winemakers: John Bown, Alain Rousseau
Beautiful fresh berry fruit with spices - mulberry flavours finishing with a light toast and delicate velvety tannins. This vintage has a range of firm, deep and rich flavours and very long ageing potential.

Good average rainfall during winter.
September got warm early on during 10 days then cooler weather set in. Bud burst was early. Cooler and windy Southerly slowed down flowering in November and reduced
the yield. The increase of the density of the canopy resulted in an increase of workload in the vineyard.
January to March were nice and warm , extremely dry with good rain until June. Therefore the quality of the wine is excellent.

Variety: 100% Pinot Noir, sustainably grown
Region: 100% Coal River Valley.
Yield: 8 tonnes per hectare (2.5 tonnes per acre)

A 48-hour pre-ferment soak, followed by inoculation and fermentation in fermenters. One pumping over each day during ferment, pressed, and then transfer into French oak for spontaneous malolactic ferment before racking off lees and further barrel maturation.