Stonier Pinot Noir has been a trusty favourite on our shelves as long as we can remember - and being pinot noir tragics, we are fussy of what goes on our shelves in this department!

The hand-picked Pinot Noir grapes were de-stemmed into small open two and three tonne fermenters, with daily hand plunging and gentle pump overs during fermentation.

Approximately 3% of the fruit was fermented in separate two tonne fermenters as whole bunches.

After 12-22 days on skins, the wine was pressed to a mix of fine grain French oak puncheons and barriques (10% new) for malo-lactic fermentation and maturation (10 months).

A portion of the final blend was also retained in stainless steel tanks (20%), to promote the vibrant fruit profile we cherish with Stonier Pinot Noir.

Tasting Notes:

Nice classic Pinot palate, with savoury and tight tannins at this youthful stage offering a firm direction. Lots of cherry and spice flavours, opening up to reveal a nice juiciness and increasing flavour intensity, but all within a very refined framework.