{"product_id":"2025-chatto-franklinii-pinot-noir","title":"2025 Chatto Franklinii Pinot Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003eJim Chatto has been exploring the absolute limits of Tasmanian Pinot Noir for over two decades. His owen Huon Valley project operates right on the edge of viticultural viability, but this wine, sourced from some grower friends, consistently delivers some of the island's most compelling drinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis release pulls from two distinct sites across the valley in Cradoc and Glaziers Bay. A wetter-than-usual spring in 2025 pushed healthy yields, but it was the noticeably warm, dry finish to the growing season that locked in the fruit's concentration and structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fruit is entirely handpicked with 15% whole bunches retained for the wild ferment. After ten days on skins with manual plunging and pump-overs, the juice is moved to French oak puncheons - just a quarter of them new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a highly spicy, complex aromatic here. Dark red fruit, lots of earthy spice. It delivers depth while staying remarkably light on its feet, and is one of the best drinking of the 2025 Chattos on release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A perfumed pinot noir release from Jim Chatto, with fruit sourced from the Huon Valley... Just the right amount of buoyancy and space here. It has wonderful pure fruits, layers of spice, game and leaf litter, and a lovely mineral cadence to boot.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"When I first opened this there was a distinct nutmeg aroma but it dissipated with time, and the next day it was gone... I’m not yet fully through all the wines in Chatto’s 2025 range but so far it’s one of the best sets yet produced.\" - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Chatto Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44590630436907,"sku":"2025 Chatto Franklinii Pinot Noir","price":69.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2023ChattoFrankliniiPinotNoir.webp?v=1742860984","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2025-chatto-franklinii-pinot-noir","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}