Auntsfield Hawk Hill Pinot Noir 2023

Boasting a deep red colour, this wine opens with a splendidly fruited, complex bouquet of plum, dark cherry, floral thyme, dark chocolate, cigar box, and toasted spice. The palate exhibits outstanding concentration and persistence, beautifully balanced by a silky texture and velvety tannins that deliver a multi-layered, sophisticated finish.

The fruit for this wine was hand-picked into small baskets then carefully and diligently hand sorted to ensure that no less than perfect fruit entered the winery. This fruit was then gently destemmed and moved to tank by gravity. A combination of indigenous and cultured yeasts was nurtured through fermentation in open topped tanks. Careful use of hand plunging was used to gently extract the flavours and tannins from the skins. Maturation occurred in French barriques for approximately 15 months.