Single Ferment "Velvet" Pinot Noir 2021

"Velvet"

Savoury, with pink peppercorns and star anise, blood orange and raspberry leaf tea on the nose. In the mouth, “Velvet” is saturated with flavor, shaped by fine, chalky, tannins. There’s an appealing spool of length through the finish. Unfined and unfiltered. Ageing Potential 7 – 10+ years.

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• “The 2021 Bendigo Estate Single Ferment Pinot Noir is tighter and more sa
  vory, with pink peppercorns and star anise, blood orange and raspberry leaf
  tea. In the mouth, it is saturated with flavor, shaped by fine, chalky, tannins. There’s a
  lovely spool of length through the finish. Wonderful wine. Unfined and unfiltered.” Erin Larkin (Dec 15, 2023)
  

• With warm spring conditions, growth was steady throughout the vineyard.
  Flowering began in mid-November and following a cold front in late
  November, frost risk remained low for the remainder of the season. The new
  year brought both rain and snow leaving a dusting on the Pisa Ranges, the
  lowest we have ever seen this far into the season. Warm dry weather followed
  right through into harvest which enabled the fruit to ripen to perfection.
  Veraison took place at the end of January and we began our harvest in March.
  Optimal conditions early in the season have resulted in an above average yieldand a long dry season has provided us with exceptional quality.
  

• This single ferment named “Velvet” has been selected as it best expresses the
  Bendigo Estate vineyard and the growing season. Hand harvested on the 24th ofMarch from block 6. Cold soaked for 5 days before indigenous yeast fermentationkicked in. Gentle hand plunging throughout ferment, followed by post-fermentation maceration of 6 days to ensure optimum fruit and tannin balance.
  Total time on skin: 22 days. Drained directly into selected French oak barriques(16 % new, 66 % 1 year old, 18 % 2 years old) where the wine aged for 13 monthsduring which natural malolactic fermentation occurred.

• pH: 3.71, TA: 5.5g/l, Alc: 14,5%
  Bottling Date: 28th July 2022
  Ageing Potential: 7 – 10 years

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