Elanto Vineyard Balnarring Pinot Noir 2023 - Case of 6

A blend of 5 vineyards on the Mornington Peninsula. Each vineyard was picked and vinified separately. The fruit was first chilled and then sorted and destemmed into concrete vats with a small (3-5%) selection of whole bunches. A cold soak followed by natural fermentation completed in vat before pressing after 25-30 days on skins. The wines were raised in a mix of new and older French oak barriques. Malolactic conversion completed late spring and the wine spent a total of 11 months in barrel before bottling

"Never in a million years would I pick the vine age given the detail and complexity here. Fruit off four-year-old vines. Quite astonishing and yet, proof is in the glass. Full of heady aromatics, all florals and wood spice with flavours of dark cherries, cherry compote, and poached rhubarb, but it's not at all fruity as it also comes with a hint of charred radicchio and Italian-bitter herbs. There's an energy across the just medium-bodied palate, a little sinewy yet savoury through and through with the fine, and plentiful, tannins taking charge as it finishes long and convincingly." Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion.

Country: Australia
Producer: Elanto
Region: Mornington Peninsula
Sub Region: Balnarring