Sexton Vineyard Pinot Noir

Wine Details

• Region Yarra Valley, Victoria
• Vintage 2021
• Type Red Wine
• Variety Pinot Noir
• Volume 750ml
• Alcohol Volume 13.5%
• pH

  3.56

• Standard Drinks 8
• Acidity

  5.7g/L

• Closure ScrewCap
• Bottling Date

  JANUARY 2021

• Harvest Date

  February - March, 2020

• Background

  Single Vineyard

• Vintage Notes

  The 2020 season was a bit of a rollercoaster, beginning with a very cold winter into a cool wet Spring, a dry and warm December and then a mild February/March. The cool Spring delivered very low yields across our Pinot Noir blocks, primarily driven by tighter, smaller bunches – the consequence of which is naturally high acidity and fresh flavours.

• Vineyard Notes

  Location: Gruyere Planted: 1997 Elevation: 130 - 210 metres Soil Type: Grey clay loam over granite / ironstone. Aspect: North facing slopes Size: 30 Hectares Located on the steep north facing slopes of the Warramate Ranges, the Sexton Vineyard is exposed and demanding. Being on the higher slopes, topsoil is thin and root systems have established themselves in shallow gravelly loams above a tough rocky clay base. Bunch yields set naturally low in this environment, resulting in intensely flavoured fruit with high skin to juice ratio.

• Winemaking

  The 2020 season was a bit of a rollercoaster, beginning with a very cold winter into a cool wet Spring, a dry and warm December and then a mild February/March. The cool Spring delivered very low yields across our Pinot Noir blocks, primarily driven by tighter, smaller bunches – the consequence of which is naturally high acidity and fresh flavours.

• Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential

  Two - ten years