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Geoff Weaver Pinot Noir 2008
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"Brilliant colour and limpidity; the bouquet is as yet restrained, but there is plenty of activity on the rich palate; the fruit, however, finishes before the tannins. Needs time to knit and evolve. 90 Points." - James Halliday.
Aroma: Lifted primary cherry fruit with hints of spice. Distinctly Pinot.
Palate: Ripe fruit, complex juicy and supple. Generously flavoured with a lingering, drying savoury tannin on the finish.
Winemaking: Gently crushed into fermeter tubs, with a proportion of whole berries but no stalks, seeded with a low level of yeast culture and allowed to ferment. Plunging four times daily. No chilling. Ferment up to 30°C. On skins for 15 days. Pressed to barrel with pressings included. Racked to clarify. MLF in barrel.
The 2008 growing season was mild up until 3 March. We hand harvested our dry grown Pinot Noir on 6 March thus avoiding almost all of the heatwave which lasted from the 3rd to the 17th of March. Flavours were ripe and robust whilst sugar levels were not excessive. Crop levels were 2 kg/vine (5.5 tonnes/ha or 35 hl/ha). Pinot is sensitive to crop levels and it is vital to have modest crop loads to retain the supple mid palate and fine ripe tannins of the best Pinot Noir wines.
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| Don't Pay: $38
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WBW Rating: 91/100
Closure: Stelvin
Region: Adelaide Hills SA |
Winemaker: Geoff Weaver
Drink now until: 2016
Alc/Vol: 13.2 %
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