Andrew Marks, Winemaker

The intention for this wine is to explore both new viticultural and wine making techniques, while still capturing the essence of the vineyard. The viticultural technique is shoot selection - a refinement of shoot thinning which we have always used in the vineyard. This serves to open up the canopy, reducing disease risk and increasing sunlight into the canopy, while producing more intense fruit. The winemaking technique is the use of whole bunch fermentation from our newest plantings of Pinot which was then matured in both new and old French hogsheads. Two barrels made. 50% new oak. 100% wholebunch. The result is a bold, complex, aromatic Pinot with plenty of flavour. Neither fined nor filtered. Estate bottled.