The Wine:
Pinot noir commands centre stage in Gippsland. This wine has a lot of depth & structure and a contrast of bright plum fruit character and earthy, savoury tones.

Winemaking:
Made in a series of open fermenters using a variety of winemaking techniques for ultimate complexity, structure and depth.We used 4 different yeast strains
throughout the ferments, RC212, IOC Révélation terroir, M2 and ICV GRE. All ferments were hand-plunged twice daily, and allowed to ferment until completion. The wine was then pressed to tank, combining both the pressings and
the free-run fractions, before being sent to barrel the following day. 15% new French Oak barrels were used in the blend, with the remainder being in seasoned
French oak, and allowed to age in the cellar for 10 months. Coopers used include Damy, Sirugue, Francois Frere, Mercurey and Bossuet. The wine was cross-flow
filtered prior to bottling in February 2022. This wine was not fined with any animal products and is proudly vegan.

Viticulture:
The 2021 season was a welcome relief after the challenges of the previous year. In fact, it was the kind of year that you dream of as a viticulturalist! Good winter rains
and mild spring conditions led to an even bud burst with very uniform shoots. An average sized crop set with amazing consistency throughout the vineyard and across
all varieties. The regular, but not excessive rainfall kept the vines happy and the sunny but mild conditions had everything progressing along beautifully. Careful canopy management and shoot thinning was carried out in late spring, and then a couple of light trims throughout the remainder of the Summer. The relatively cool but sunny conditions remained all the way from Christmas until harvest, resulting in slow but even ripening of the bunches, whilst retaining a fine natural acidity.

Vineyard:
Made exclusively from fruit grown at the Myrtle Point Vineyard in the coastal Gippsland Lakes District , Victoria. Located between the Great Dividing Range and
Bass Straight, the Gippsland Lakes District enjoys a cool, semi-maritime climate.

Soil:
The Myrtle Point Vineyard is located high on a limestone bluff above the Mitchell River. The soil structure of the vineyard is classic Terra Rosa over Limestone which is
highly unusual in Gippsland.