The Mount Crawford Pinot Noir grapes were picked at the end of February 2008. The grapes were picked at 14.0 baume and ‘cold-soaked’ for 8 days in small stainless vats. The Pinot Noir was then warmed to 25 degrees and an active Pinot yeast culture was added to the vat. The active fermentation lasted for 9 days, with daily hand plunging taking place to ensure maxiumum flavour and colour extraction. The wine was then held ‘on-skins’ for 7 days to extract the appealing tannins to the wine. After pressing the free-run was kept seperate from the pressings fraction. Aging occured in new and old French Oak for 4 months. A light filtration occured prior to bottling to retain the fabulous Pinot Noir fruit flavours.

Variety: Pinot Noir
Winemaker: Roger Harbord
Region: Mount Crawford/ Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Soil Type: Red loam
Harvest Date: 25th February 2008
Bottling Date: 12th September 2008
Alcohol: 14.4% v/v
PH: 3.5
Total Acid: 6.2 g/l
Volatile Acidity: .54 g/l
Total Sulphur: 52 ppm

COMMENTS

Vibrant red-purple in colour. Intense fresh raspberry aromas with persistent concentrated fruit berry flavours. A fabulous balanced Pinot Noir with ideal tannin structure, which will reward over the next 3 years. Enjoy!

ROGER HARBORD - WINEMAKER