2020 Fancrest Estate Pinot Noir

2020 Fancrest Estate Pinot Noir

$45.00 incl GST
2020 Fancrest Estate Pinot Noir has a distinctive mineral core showcasing a chalky limestone then clay bouquet, followed by aromas of plums and cherry, spices and wild red flowers. Complex and intriguing, savoury and developing. A dry wine with flavours of red berries and savoury dried herbs, wild roses and forest flowers, some baking spices then clay and limestone soils. Firm tannins and plenty of acidity. There’s some earth and wood smoke suggestions then a swing back to the spices and floral qualities. Lengthy and well made with best drinking from 2026 through 2031+. CamDouglasMS.com 94 Points 

485 in stock

Technical

Harvest Date: 5th – 26th Mar 2020
Fermentation: 31 Days
Aging: 21 months in old French oak
MLF: 100%
Composition: 100% Pinot Noir
Produced: 494 cases
pH: tba
Alcohol: 12.2
Acid: 6.7g/L

Vinification

Handpicked and destemmed into small fermentation vats. Hand plunged twice daily and macerated a full 31 days until tannin development was considered optimal for maturation. Attention given to supple, elegant textures and tannins. Once the wine had been run off its skins at the end of the fermentation, it was put through a full malolactic fermentation in oak barrels to fully bring out the finesse and expressiveness of the aromas. The aging process, which lasted approximately 21 months, then began and took place in 128 litre French oak barriques, very few new. Bottled in lightweight glass without fining, filtering or any preservatives.

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