Dr. Mayer Pinot Noir

Doktor Pinot Noir

Wine Description

Vineyard Image of Bloody Hill, with the name imprinted on the lawn of the vineyard
Photo of Timo and Rhonda in the Vineyard
Photo of Timo in the Vineyard
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Acclaim
“Such wonderful subtlety to this with floral, watermelon, light strawberry and some citrus aromas that follow through to a light body with pristine tension and form, bright acidity and fine tannins. Lightly chewy. Succulent and delicious.”
— James Suckling, Apr 2021
"Such wonderful subtlety to this with floral, watermelon, light strawberry and some citrus aromas that follow through to a light body with pristine tension and form, bright acidity and fine tannins. Lightly chewy. Succulent and delicious.”— (#96 of 100)
— James Suckling, Dec 2021
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Yarra Valley
Bottles produced of this wine:
1,920
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Winemaking & Aging
Prefermentation Technique:
100% Wholebunch
Type of aging container:
Hogs Heads
Total SO2
45
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.64
Acidity:
5.6 g/L
Alcohol:
12.8 %
Total SO2
45
Residual sugar:
0.14 g/L
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Wine Production

After hand-picking whole bunches undergo natural ferment in open vats, with minimum intervention. Wines are then aged for 11 months in French hogsheads on lees. They are only handled once, the week before bottling when they are put in a blending tank and lightly sulfur adjusted. Wines are bottled without fining or filtration.

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About the Vineyard

Grapes are sourced from the Bloody Hill vineyard, which is south of Healesville on the base of Mount Toolebewoong. The vineyard lies on a very steep 2.5Ha plot, with shallow gravel topsoil interspersed with broken sandstone over rock. The altitude is around 200 metres above sea level. Climate is cool in relation to the rest of Australia's viticultural regions, with rainfall in the winter and spring, and relatively cool, dry and humid summers. There is limited maritime influence.