2025 Gentle Folk Pinot Noir

Bright, bunchy and seductive Pinot from Gareth and Rainbo Belton in the Adelaide Hills.

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Description

This is the wine formerly known as 'Village', and it remains the absolute core of the Gentle Folk lineup. However, long-time fans will notice a distinct shift with the 2025 release: it is darker and plusher than we have seen this wine in some time.

Gareth and Rainbo Belton source the fruit for this blend from a serious collection of Adelaide Hills sites, including Monomeith, Little Creek, Scary Gully and Piccadilly. Ranging in age from 5 to 37 years, these vines sit at high elevations (up to 620m) on a mix of sandstone, schist and quartz.

While previous releases have leaned into a lighter, "sloshable" vibe, the 2025 vintage brings more weight and texture to the party. It still sees about 20% whole cluster fermentation (with some 100% whole bunch components for lift), but the resulting wine is deeper and more generous than the cooler couple of vintages that have come before the '25.

It offers a core of dark cherry and spice that feels significant in the glass. It is still honest and unpretentious, but there is a little more meat on the bones this year.

Vineyards: Monomeith, Uraidla, Piccadilly, Summertown, Little Creek, Basket Range, Scary Gully & Charleston

Vine age: 5 -37 years

Clones: MV6, D5V12, Pommard, 114, 115, 777, 828, 667 & Martini

Elevation: 500-620m

Aspects: East-west (Monomeith), north-south (Little Creek),North (Basket Range), South-east & South-west (Scary Gully) and North (Uraidla)

Soils: Light loamy clay over sandstone with extensive schist & quartz rubble.

Vinification: Mostly 20% whole cluster open top fermentation for three weeks, but the blend includes some shorter macerated 100%-whole-bunch fermentation barrels. Eight months in French oak barriques and puncheons, 15% new.

Price Bracket $41 to $50
Type Red
Body Light Bodied
Variety Pinot Noir
Country Australia
Region Adelaide Hills
Australian State SA
Size 750ml
Vintage 2025
Closure Screw Cap

Gentle Folk

Gareth and Rainbo Belton are the Gentle Folks, both in name and in sensibility. They are gentle, soulful people, both originally seaweed experts, who turned their hands to farming grapes with an organic and sustainable approach. Today they are crafting some of the most legitimately exciting and exceptional Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in the Adelaide Hills and are firmly rooted in the upper echelon of Australia's lo-fi wine scene.

Their wines cover multiple sub-regions across the Adelaide Hills. There are no additions during the winemaking process, save for a splash of SO2 at bottling to keep the wines pristine as they travel from the Beltons' home to yours. The worlds of fine wine and natural wine collide in the Gentle Folk range. They are beautiful people making increasingly breathtaking wines that you definitely want to check out.

Gareth Belton in one of his vineyards - Basket Range, Adelaide Hills, SA Gentle Folk

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