2025 Havilah Pinot Nouveau

Light, juicy, primarily Pinot Noir from Ricky Evans' home block. A splash of Pinot Meunier and Pinot Gris give this a little extra zip and make it a perfect fridge red.

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This is Havilah's answer to those juicy, light Italian reds that disappear far too quickly on a sunny afternoon. Ricky Evans isn't trying to make a brooding, serious Pinot here. He is aiming for pure, unadulterated refreshment. Inspired by the smashable wines poured in wine bars over summer, this is a "thirst crusher" designed to be chilled down and drunk with gusto.

The backbone of the wine is Pinot Noir, specifically the Abel clone from Ricky's own farm. He picks it nice and early to keep the acid crunch, fermenting it as whole berries for just six days before pressing it off to old barrels. He also includes a portion of carbonic maceration to give the aromatics a distinct pop.

But the secret sauce lies in the other varieties. He splashes in some Meunier picked at sparkling ripeness for extra zip, and a hit of Pinot Gris to "loosen" the wine up. The Gris smooths out the red tannins and gives the palate a slippery, easy-drinking texture. It is bright, crunchy and incredibly fun.

Inspired by some of the juicy little italian reds we’ve seen over the previous summer in the wine bar.

This is mostly pinot noir, made in a few different ways, with a splash of meunier & gris whole heartedly helping this be an absolute thirst crusher.

The base of this is from our farm, again that block of abel clone that is super versatile and fun to do different things with. Picked super fresh, the main component is lightly handled, pressed off early, and sent to old barrels. There’s also a little bit of proper cab mac from the same block for aromatic lift.

The meunier came from chartley, tiny little ferment, but picked at sparkling numbers, so super bright. The gris part is the loosener here, makes things
all slippery and easy to drink early, its the same parcel that goes into the OGG, I just use this to cut the blend back a touch, shave a little bit of red tannin away, again in the pursuit of refreshment.

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type Red
Body Light Bodied
Variety Pinot Noir
Country Australia
Region Tasmania
Australian State TAS
Size 750ml
Vintage 2025
Closure Screw Cap

Woodlawn Tasmania

Woodlawn Tasmania is the umbrella under which Ricky Evans' three wine labels coalesce.

His three labels include the regional Two Tonne Tasmania series of Tamar Valley Riesling, Chardonnay and sub-regional Pinot Noirs, the experimental series of wines under the Havilah label made for his wine bar in Launceston of the same name and his Single Vineyard range of exceptional premium wines from his beloved Tamar Valley vineyards farmed by Ricky himself.

Evans is one of Tasmania's most dynamic winemakers. Over his time since serendipitously starting the Two Tonne Tasmania label in 2013, Ricky's approach to both farming grapes and making wine has matured dramatically. The young gun is now an established player in the upper echelon of the island and is set to be one of Tasmania's most influential voices in wine for many years to come.

Ricky Evans - Tamar Valley, TAS Woodlawn Tasmania

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