Tolpuddle Pinot Noir

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Wine Description

Tolpuddle Vineyard Pinot  Noir reflects the cool maritime climate of Tasmania's Coal River Valley, and the site itself is gently sloping, north-east facing, with light silica over sandstone.  The result is a beautifully aromatic and textured Pinot Noir with intensity, power, purity and complexity.

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Acclaim
18 points out of 20“Particularly pale ruby. Lively leafy Pinot array of aromas with the merest hint of vegetation and on the palate seriously delightful lift. Violets, accessible gentle fruit with little obvious tannin influence but great balance and very sweet fruit. This is how you'd like every young Côte de Beaune to taste - if you had to pull the cork early. But it's a light, early-maturing version of Pinot - nothing like Chambertin!”
— Jancis Robinson, Aug 2016
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Tolpuddle Vineyard
Vineyard size
50 acres
Soil composition
Light Silica over Sandstone
Training method
Guyot VSP
Elevation:
132 - 198 feet
Vines/acre:
1,110 - 1,515
Yield/acre:
2.4 tons
Exposure:
Northeastern
Year vineyard planted:
1988
Harvest time:
March - April
First vintage of this wine:
2012
Bottles produced of this wine:
14,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
15 - 30
Varietal composition:
100% Pinot Noir
Fermentation container:
Open-Top Stainless Steel Tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Fermentation temperature:
up to 90 °F
Maceration technique:
Cold Soak Maceration and Punchdown
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Size of aging container:
228L - 500L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
11 months
Age of Aging Container:
New to 3 years
Length of bottle aging:
8 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.6
Acidity:
5.4 g/L
Alcohol:
12.5 %
Residual sugar:
<2 g/L