“Pinot… but not overdone – delicate fruit, earthy and soft tannins.
Vineyard: Willsmore Vineyard, Piccadilly and Coulter Vineyard, Lenswood
Farming: Organic
Planted: 1998 (MV6) and 2001 (114)
Soil type: Sandy loam on Sandstone and soft red rock
Picking date: March 20, 2022
Picking method: Hand harvested and sorted in vineyard
Processing: Destemmed retaining 50% whole berries with no whole bunch
Fermentation: Natural ferment in open top steel fermenters, hand plunged twice daily
Time on skins: 2 weeks
Pressing: Free run and pressings combined
Settling: Settled off gross lees for 7 days
Aging vessel: 2000L Slavonian oak Foudre for 10 months, then stainless steel for 6 months.”
Koerner Wines
