Blueberry, cassis and floral notes on the nose. On the palate, there's more rich ruby fruit, cassis and savoury notes. A touch of blood orange and earthy notes give way to fine tannins with well balanced acidity. This will reward cellaring in the medium term.
Awards and Accolades
94 Points - James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion "Good colour, deep and bright; spiced plum aromas follow through onto the palate, which has impressive drive to its seamless stream of fruit, tannins and oak. Not ready yet, however."
From the Winery
The 2012 Kooyong Estate Pinot Noir is a single estate blend of Pinot Noir. The parcels in this wine represent 6.55 hectares. The hand-picked fruit was fermented, without yeast inoculation, in open vats for 18 to 21 days, with a small proportion of whole bunches included. The malolactic conversion in barrel also is natural. The maturation approach is to spend ten months in French oak (25% new) and then a further ten months in large wooden foudre.
As the La Niña conditions of 2011 continued in weakened form, the winter of 2011 was warmer than average and the Peninsula experienced about 20 to 30% above average rainfall. Budburst was early and the spring temperatures were close to, albeit slightly above average; humidity was elevated also. Rainfall was again above average but conditions were fundamentally more manageable than the previous season. Early growth was good although inflorescences were small.
Flowering and fruit set went well as summer brought in some welcome drier conditions. The ripening period was average to slightly cooler than average and rainfall was frequent leading up to harvest though there weren’t any significant problems with disease. Harvest was a little early, particularly for Pinot Noir as bunch sizes were limited by the previous cold summer; this lowering of yields was more pronounced with the more elevated, cooler sites on the Peninsula.
