Vineyard · 2017. 8. 2. · Handled in a very similar fashion to the Woori Yallock Pinot Noir but...
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YARRA VALLEY - COLDSTREAM www.macforbes.com T : +61 3 9818 8099 M : [email protected] A continuation of last years release of sub-regional, single vineyard, terroir based Pinots. This possibly shows the most typical Yarra Pinot character. Handled in a very similar fashion to the Woori Yallock Pinot Noir but made from a warmer vineyard, this is always the first vineyard we pick every year. PINOT NOIR 2006 Vineyard This wine is from the south westerly facing slope of Mt Mary in Coldstream. This sub-region of the Yarra Valley is warmer than Woori Yallock and thus ripens earlier. We usually pick this in late February to early March. Vintage Conditions 2006 was a hot and dry vintage which led to earlier than usual ripening dates but also very low disease pressures. As this vineyard is exposed to the afternoon sun, the window of opportunity for picking is quite small but we think we got it right. Winemaking True to our style, this fruit was picked early, hand plunged, foot-stomped and pressed without over-extraction. The fruit was 100% de-stemmed although the slight greenness to the seeds gives the wine a mid-palate texture that is similar to a wine made with stalks. The wine was matured for 16 months in French oak, 30% of which was new. Wine Analysis Alc/Vol : 13.5% Acidity : 7.1 g/L pH : 3.42 TASTING NOTES Colour : Pale brilliant strawberry and plum red. Nose : Attractive coolness on the nose of sour fruit with restraint, elegance and perfume. Lovely fruit lift with seamless integration. Oak caressing in the background. Palate : A surge of cherry and slightly undercooked rhubarb lifts and runs along the palate. Good depth and texture. Needs time to evolve and fill. Yarra Valley Melbourne Yarra Glen Coldstream Lilydale Healesville Steels Creek Gruyere Woori Yallock Warrandyte
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Y A R R A V A L L E Y - C O L D S T R E A M
www.macforbes.com T : +61 3 9818 8099 M : [email protected]
A continuation of last years release of sub-regional, single vineyard, terroir
based Pinots. This possibly shows the most typical Yarra Pinot character.
Handled in a very similar fashion to the Woori Yallock Pinot Noir but made from
a warmer vineyard, this is always the first vineyard we pick every year.
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V i n e y a r d
This wine is from the south westerly facing slope of Mt Mary in Coldstream.
This sub-region of the Yarra Valley is warmer than Woori Yallock and thus
ripens earlier. We usually pick this in late February to early March.
V i n t a g e C o n d i t i o n s2006 was a hot and dry vintage which led to earlier than usual ripening
dates but also very low disease pressures. As this vineyard is exposed
to the afternoon sun, the window of opportunity for picking is quite small
but we think we got it right.
W i n e m a k i n gTrue to our style, this fruit was picked early, hand plunged, foot-stomped
and pressed without over-extraction. The fruit was 100% de-stemmed
although the slight greenness to the seeds gives the wine a mid-palate
texture that is similar to a wine made with stalks. The wine was matured
for 16 months in French oak, 30% of which was new.
W i n e A n a l y s i sAlc/Vol : 13.5%Acidity : 7.1 g/LpH : 3.42
T A S T I N G N O T E S
Colour : Pale brilliant strawberry and plum red.
Nose : Attractive coolness on the nose of sour fruit
with restraint, elegance and perfume. Lovely
fruit lift with seamless integration.
Oak caressing in the background.
Palate : A surge of cherry and slightly undercooked
rhubarb lifts and runs along the palate.
Good depth and texture.
Needs time to evolve and fill.
Yarra Valley
Melbourne
Yarra Glen
Coldstream
Lilydale
Healesville
Steels Creek
Gruyere
Woori Yallock
Warrandyte
