Royal Series "Anna Von Tirol" Pinot Noir 2022

Deep in colour with dark cherry, plum and floral aromas. Exceptional depth and complexity with cherry, plum and sweet spice on the palate. Full-bodied with a finely textured finish.

Background

Every year our Pinot Noir grapes are hand harvested in small parcels from within our Bendigo Estate Vineyard and vinified as single ferments. Selected from the most eastern block of the vineyard, the first block to see the sun. Uniquely close planted at 8,000 vines per hectare and affectionately known as the ‘royal block’ by our team. “ANNA VON TIROL” is the fourth ferment to be released from block 12.

Vineyard

From our Bendigo Estate vineyard which is BioGro certified organic, and Demeter certified biodynamic; on grafted pinot noir clones, planted in 1998.The soils on the beautiful north facing slope are Waenga fine sandy loam and Letts steepland with an elevation from 217 – 264 metres, on 44.55° south.

Winemaking

Hand-picked on the 28^th March. Cold soaked for 4 days before indigenous yeast fermentation kicked in with 16% whole bunch. Gentle hand plunging throughout ferment, followed by post-fermentation maceration of 9 days to ensure optimum fruit and tannin balance. Total time on skin; 26 days. Drained directly into selected French oak barriques (100% one year old) where the wine aged for 14 months during which wild malolactic fermentation occurs.

Technical 

pH: 3.57, Total Acidity: 5.5 g/L, Alcohol: 14.0% RS: less than 1.0g/l
Bottling Date: 28^th of September 2023
Ageing Potential: 7 – 10 years
Limited Release: Only 500 bottles produced.