Judge Rock Pinot Noir 2019

Bright garnet with purple hues. Fragrant with blackberry, red cherry, cloves, liquorice, violets, chocolate, dried herbs and spice. Full and silky with black stonefruit, blackberries and boysenberries. Nice weight on the mid palate with lovely fine grained tannin and subtle oak notes leading to a long finish of cherries and Christmas cake spice.

westerly facing from most southern wine sub region in the world Our westerly facing vineyard misses the early morning sun but bakes in the late sun. We cordon prune to 4-5 spurs per side to control the crop load. Vines are tended by hand 12-14 times a season with shoot thinning to two shoots per spur, tucking up, lateral removal, bunch thinning to 2 bunches per shoot, shoulder removal and leaf plucked for maximum sun exposure pre-veraison, removal of non-coloured bunches post veraison Bunch weights averaged 80g per bunch. This is the first year of Certified Organic Pinot Noir.

single monopoly vineyard

10 months in French Oak 29% new