Latest Technical Specifications · 2024
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties Pinot Noir; Mrs Nicks is planted to MV6, while Rivendel contains D5V12 and Pommard clones.
Region Mornington Peninsula
Soil Mrs nicks: red volcanic soils and brown sandy loam. rivendel: sandy clay loam.
Orientation Mrs Nicks Slopes Gently South.
Vine Age Both source vineyards were planted in 1998.
Fermentation Vessels Wooden and stainless-steel open vats.
Pressing Method Fruit Was Hand Sorted And Fully Destemmed; Whole Berries Were Gravity-Fed To Vats, And The Must Was Pressed After 30 Days.
Maceration 30 days
Oak Types French oak; 15% new.
Barrel Size Barrique
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Closure Diam 3
Production Details Fruit came from the biodynamically farmed Mrs Nicks vineyard in Balnarring and Rivendel vineyard in Merricks North. The 2024 season was warm and dry into March, resulting in an earlier and faster harvest than recent seasons. Production was 350 dozen.
Tasting Notes Dark cherry, bush tomato, pine mushroom and anise myrtle; fleshy, bright fruit with complexity and substance, a lithe body, lightly grippy structure and supple texture.
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2024 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties Pinot Noir; Mrs Nicks is planted to MV6, while Rivendel contains D5V12 and Pommard clones.
Region Mornington Peninsula
Soil Mrs nicks: red volcanic soils and brown sandy loam. rivendel: sandy clay loam.
Orientation Mrs Nicks Slopes Gently South.
Vine Age Both source vineyards were planted in 1998.
Fermentation Vessels Wooden and stainless-steel open vats.
Pressing Method Fruit Was Hand Sorted And Fully Destemmed; Whole Berries Were Gravity-Fed To Vats, And The Must Was Pressed After 30 Days.
Maceration 30 days
Oak Types French oak; 15% new.
Barrel Size Barrique
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Closure Diam 3
Production Details Fruit came from the biodynamically farmed Mrs Nicks vineyard in Balnarring and Rivendel vineyard in Merricks North. The 2024 season was warm and dry into March, resulting in an earlier and faster harvest than recent seasons. Production was 350 dozen.
Tasting Notes Dark cherry, bush tomato, pine mushroom and anise myrtle; fleshy, bright fruit with complexity and substance, a lithe body, lightly grippy structure and supple texture.
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