2016 CRFT Whisson Lake Vineyard Pinot Noir
Adelaide Hills, SA
Elegant Pinot Noir grown by legend vigneron Mark Whisson.
$39.00
Out of Stock
About The Wine
Mark Whisson is one of the great grape-growers of the Adelaide Hills.
Whenever Candice and Frewin have a question about viticulture for thier vineyard, Mark is the first person they call.
The couple managed to get a small parcel of fruit from Mark in 2016, just enough to make a stand-alone wine that adds to their single vineyard Pinot Noir set. It's the lightest and boniest of their 2016s.
Boney, ethereal Pinot Noir of carm and personality.
About CRFT
The CRFT story is an exciting, and ambitious one.
Husband and wife team of Frewin Ries and Candice Helbig both gained extensive winemaking experience for large companies like Cloudy Bay (Frewin) and Hardys (Helbig), before launching into CRFT with the 2013 vintage.
They only produce tiny volumes of all their wines, and their philosophy is all about minimally interfered with single vineyard wines that truly express the different sub-regions of the Adelaide Hills.
They have purchased a vineyard in the Adelaide Hills and continue to work with trusted local growers to produce their high quality, highly characterful wines.
Adelaide Hills, SA
From The Producer
Hand-made by Candice and Frewin at their small winery in Carey Gully.
Grapes hand-picked & gently destemmed to retain whole berries with 25% whole bunches.
Cold soaked prior to wild fermentation in an open-top tank, then pressed to barrel once dry. Matured for 10 months in 100% French oak, 15% new oak.
Lees stirred in barrel for a few months.
Wild fermented, unfined, unfiltered and crafted with minimal additives, all CRFT wines are vegan.
Blend : Pinot Noir (100%)
Closure : Screw cap
Drink Until : 2028
Bottle Size : 750ml
Critic Reviews
Our first wine produced from this beautiful Piccadilly Valley vineyard.Elegant and alluring, perfumed and lifted with blueberries, red fruits and an almond nuttiness. Round with an oily, sweet texture, lengthy and powerful, classically Whisson Lake. - CRFT Wines
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