2018 Lowrey Pinot Noir

Vintage: 2018

Variety or Blend: 100% Pinot Noir

Vineyard Designation: Lowrey Vineyard

Region: St. David’s Bench

Vine Age: 8-10 years

Soil: Mostly clay and loam with limestone and some gravel.

Wine Style: Dry

Oak: 100% French Oak, 30% New Oak aged for 10 months

Alcohol content: 12.3%

PH: 3.57

TA: 6.1 g/L

Ageing: Drink now through 2028

Serving Temperature: 14 - 18 degrees Celsius

Winemaking:

This Pinot Noir was harvested under ideal conditions and the fruit was hanging clean and ripe on the vines. We hand harvested into small picking crates to keep the fruit intact and prevent any unwanted crushing of the berries. Our Pinot Noir is then destemmed and about 50% of the fruit is crushed, while the other 50% remains whole berry during a 5 day cold soak and during alcoholic fermentation. Once alcoholic fermentation is complete and the tannin structure is right, we gently press the juice off of the skins and pump it to a settling tank. After settling, the wine is put into specially selected barrels for malolactic fermentation and aging. The wine is sulphured in barrel to preserve the character and fruit and continues to age with careful monitoring. Through tasting and blending trials, the Pinot Noir is then taken out of barrels, when ready, and blended into tank. A light filtration is carried out before bottling.

Appearance:

Red cherry

Aroma:

A concentrated Pinot Noir with floral notes, sweet red cherries, and spices. Fruit-driven wine with secondary notes of toast and leather.

Palate:

Medium-bodied Pinot Noir balanced on a refreshing acidity. Flavours of spicy clove, earth, bright red cherry, and blackberries. Layers of smooth tannins fill the mid-palate with flavours of both black and red fruits, leather and toastiness. This wine pairs well with duck and most game birds like pheasant or quail.