Tasting Notes:

Duck Shoot Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir is soft, light purple in colour.

Aromas of strawberry and forest floor.

Supple and rich with characteristic silky Pinot Noir tannins the wine has length to help steady any aim.

Winemaking:

Cold soaking and the inclusion of a percentage of whole bunches preceded fermentation using a yeast strain that enhances aromas and mouthfeel and produces a wine with complexity and balance.

Following fermentation the wines are carefully put to seasoned French oak barrels for a short period to meld the intricate Pinot flavours.

Prior to blending the individual parcels are assessed for suitability and quality.

This wine has had minimal handling and only the gentlest of filtration to preserve fruit flavour.

About the Vineyard:

Sourced from a carefully selected vineyard in the cool Adelaide Hills, the South Australian home of the world's most fickle and finicky grape.

The combination of altitude and micro climate magically combine to nurture this elusive variety to an ideal ripeness.

Cool, dry conditions prevailed across the hills in the winter preceding the 2018 vintage.

Early, but even, budburst and good fruit set preceded mild weather in December and early January that provided perfect ripening conditions.

Mild conditions followed and decent rain in late January freshened the vines and set them up for harvest in March, right on schedule.