{"product_id":"2024-swinging-bridge-caldwell-lane-pinot-noir","title":"2024 Swinging Bridge Caldwell Lane Pinot Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003eSwinging Bridge only makes its Single Vineyard Series when the season is good enough, and the 2024 Caldwell Lane Pinot Noir is a deeper, darker and more powerful take on high-altitude Orange Pinot than you might expect. It's made by Tom Ward, who we call, The Mayor of Orange. Tom's a legend and doing his damnedest to elevate the perceptions of Pinot Noir from his home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaldwell Lane sits at 890 metres, about 4km west of the Hill Park cellar door. This wine comes from Block G, an east-facing, late-ripening block on top of a ridge. 2024 was warm with an early start, and a humid February meant lots of leaf plucking and thinning. Then a dry March let the Pinot ripen fully while keeping its natural acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClones 667 and 115 are kept apart the whole way through. They're destemmed without rollers so plenty of berries stay whole, cold-soaked for three days, then pressed to barrel to finish fermenting. After ten months in French oak (20% new, mostly puncheons), only the best barrels make the cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's darker than the Hill Park with an earthy, smoky edge, plus some spice and savoury undergrowth. But it's still medium-bodied, with chewy, fine tannins and a long finish. Still young, though. The oak needs a bit of time to settle in, so a couple of years in the cellar will pay off, and it has plenty of life ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"2024 is proving to be a harmonious year for pinot noir in Orange and this vintage shows its self assurance... it's a fine wine now and will continue to age well.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Shanteh Wale (Halliday Wine Companion)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There’s a lot of wine here... the inherent power of the fruit, and complexity, will see it through to an excellent future.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Swinging Bridge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68193542930475,"sku":"2024 Swinging Bridge Caldwell Lane Pinot Noir","price":59.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2024SwingingBridgeCaldwellLanePinotNoir.png?v=1794530546","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2024-swinging-bridge-caldwell-lane-pinot-noir","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}