‘Bright crimson red colour, vibrant lifted aromatics on the nose, wild mulberry & raspberries, earthy/autumnal undercurrent with layers of five-spice and a lifted herbal note unfurling in the glass, with silty/slippery pinot tannins carrying the fruit to a long finish.’
Producer: Fleet Wines
Region: Leongatha Vineyard - South Gippsland, Victoria
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Nerd Notes
Leongatha Vineyard, South Gippsland
North facing rows, on an easterly aspect
Deep, basalt rich clay loam soils
Vineyard planted in 1990
60% de-stemmed, naturally fermented for 18 days
40% Whole bunch cluster fermentation for 21 days
Pressed to neutral puncheons
Bottled unfined and unfiltered